Cat a log of Training Products for 

the Mining Indus try — 2001 

U. S. De part ment of La bor 

Mine Safety and Health Admin is tra tion 

Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy 
Visit our web site at http://www.msha.gov
Cat a log of Training Products for 

the Mining Indus try — 2001 

U. S. De part ment of La bor

Elaine L. Chao

Sec re tary

Mine Safety and Health Admin is tra tion

Dave D. Lauriski

As sis tant Sec re tary
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page 

In for ma tion and Prod ucts ................................................... ii

Other Sources of Training Mate rials ........................................... iii

Vid eo tapes .............................................................. 1

Training Ma te rials ......................................................... 18

Pocket Cards. ............................................................ 46

In for ma tional Reports ...................................................... 49

His tor i cal Ma te rials ........................................................ 53

Vid eo tapes. ............................................................ 53

Training Ma te rials ....................................................... 58

In dex (By Subject) ......................................................... 61

In dex (By Title) ........................................................... 72

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INFORMATION AND PRODUCTS

INTRODUCTION 

Welcome to the 2001 edition of the Catalog of Training Products for the Mining Industry. You will 

notice some changes that we hope will make it easier for you to find the products you need. These 

changes are based on comments received from you, our customers. 

The Academy also publishes a catalog, Courses forMSHA and the Mining Industry. You can obtain 

copies of this catalog from the address below. 

HOW TO ORDER FROM THIS CATALOG 

The items listed in this catalog can be ordered from: 

National Mine Health and Safety Academy 

Attention: 

Department of Instructional Materials 

1301 Airport Road 

Beaver, West Virginia 

Phone: 304-256-3257 

Fax: 304-256-3368 

E-mail: lord-mary@msha.gov 

Mary Lord 

25813-9426 

An order form is included in the back of the catalog for your convenience. Please allow 4-6 weeks 

for delivery. 

Advance payment in U.S. currency is required for all orders from foreign countries. All other orders 

may be paid by check or purchase order. NOTE: We are unable to accept credit cards. 

We will gladly provide further information on any item listed in this catalog, address any comments 

you may have, or send you additional catalogs. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

You can also obtain sources of information on mine safety and health from the Academy’s Technical 

Information Center and Library (TICL). The TICL is the largest library in the United States devoted to 

mine safety and health. It provides reference assistance so you can quickly locate and access 

books, hard copy documents, microfilm documents, journals, audiovisual materials, or 

electronically-stored materials. The TICL also offers timely research assistance to users in the form 

of research studies, technical reports, investigations, etc.; locates and makes available to users 

resources beyond the scope of the TICL’s collection; develops and maintains a comprehensive 

collection of mine health and safety information; preserves and maintains a historical collection of 

mine safety and health documents for current users and for posterity; and trains users and potential 

users on the usefulness of the Library contents/services and how to obtain information quickly and 

easily. 

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OTHER SOURCES OF TRAINING MATERIALS

In addition to the Academy, several other sources produce training materials. These include the 

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (former Bureau of Mines) and several states 

that participate in MSHA’s State Grants Program. In this section we have given the names, 

addresses, and phone numbers (where available) of these organizations. 

MSHA STATE GRANTS PARTICIPANTS 

STATE OF COLORADO 

Mr. Bill York-Feirn

Supervisor of Mine Safety and Training

Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology

1313 Sherman St., Rm. 215

Denver, CO 80203

Telephone: 303-866-3650

Fax: 303-832-8106

E-mail: bill.york-feirn@state.co.us 

STATE OF CONNECTICUT 

Dr. Charles D. Reese

Associate Professor

University of Connecticut

Labor Education Center

One Bishop Circle, LEC U13

Storrs, CT 06269-4056

Telephone: 860-486-3417

Fax: 860-486-5221

E-mail: cdreese@ uconnvm.uconn.edu

STATE OF FLORIDA 

Mr. Ben Hart

Mine Safety Coordinator

Department of Environmental Protection

Bureau of Mine Reclamation

2051 East Dirac Drive

Tallahassee, FL 32310-3760

Telephone: 850-413-8192, ext. 27

Fax: 850-488-1254

E-mail: Ben.Hart@dep.state.fl.us

STATE OF GEORGIA 

Mr. Anthony Whitworth

Program Coordinator

Mine Safety and Health Training Program

Appalachian Technical Institute

100 Pickens Tech Drive

Jasper, GA 30143

Telephone: 706-253-4520

Fax: 706-253-4525

E-mail: awhitwor@apptec.org

STATE OF ILLINOIS 

Mr. Art Rice

Mine Safety Supervisor

Office of Mines and Minerals

503 East Main Street

Benton, Illinois 62812

Telephone: 618-439-9111

Fax: 618-438-8111

E-mail: dnrmm@midwest.net

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 

Mr. James Turner

Bureau Chief

Mine and Quarry Bureau

North Carolina Department of Labor

111 Hillsborough Street

Raleigh, NC 27601-1092

Telephone: 919-807-2790

Fax: 919-807-2835

E-mail: jturner@mail.dol.state.nc.us

STATE OF TEXAS 

Mr. Robert Novello

Director, Industrial Education Department

The University of Texas at Austin

P.O. Box 7518

Austin, TX 78713-7518

Telephone: 512-471-4633

Fax: 512-471-4695

E-mail: bnovello@mail.utexas.edu

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR 

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH 

(NIOSH) 

Ms. Bobbie Calhoun

Pittsburgh Reseach Center

P.O. Box 18070

Cochrans Mill Road

Pittsburgh, PA 15236

Phone: 412-386-5901

Fax: 412-386-5902

E-mail: minetraining@cdc.gov

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VIDEOTAPES

This section of the catalog lists all presently available training videotapes. 

Videotapes offer trainers unique opportunities to reinforce key training 

objectives, expand and enhance training sessions, and add variety to training 

programs. 

Videotapes are listed alphabetically by title. Where appropriate, coal-related 

items are designated (C) and metal/nonmetal items are designated (MNM). 

All videotapes are available in VHS format and cost $8.00 per tape. 

Selected videotapes are available in SPANISH from: 

The University of Texas at Austin 

Industrial Education Department 

P. O. Box 7518 

Austin, TX 78713-7518 

Telephone: 512-471-4633 

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VIDEOTAPES

Accident Reduction Program/Post 

Accident Remedies, Technical Support N EW 

(C/MNM) 

This series con sists of vid eos of fer ing ways to prevent ac ci dents be fore they hap pen. Tech ni cal Support conducts field in ves ti ga tions, lab o ra tory stud ies, 

and anal y ses to re solve spe cific prob lems. MSHA is 

de vel op ing this video se ries in an at tempt to help us 

learn from past ac ci dents. We are pro vid ing you with 

what we are call ing “Low Tech” rem e dies. 

The first video con sists of six sub ject ar eas: 

1. Water sprays on continuous mining machines 

2. Safely changing cutting bits on a continuous 

miner 

3. Drip pans 

4. Safely lubricating conveyor systems 

5. Using safety props for mobile equipment 

repairs 

6. Mechanics taking the vehicle’s keys when 

performing maintenance 

MSHA 1999 25 min 

Cat No: VC 959 

Price: $8.00 

Air Brake System Safety (C/MNM) 

Dis cusses brak ing sys tems safety stan dards and 

main- tenance pro ce dures for on- and off-road ve hicles. 

MSHA 1990 44 min 

Cat No: VC 887 

Price: $8.00 

Anthracite: Pre-Shift Examinations of 

Underground Mines 

Video shows two mine fore men con duct ing typ i cal 

pre-shift in spec tions at two dif fer ent un der ground 

an thra cite mines. 

MSHA 1994 31 min 

Cat No: VC 806 

Price: $8.00 

Ask the Right Questions 

De veloped in co op er a tion with the United Mine Workers of Amer ica and Bi tu mi nous Coal Op er a tor’sAsso ci a tion – Joint In dus try Training Com mit tee, “Ask 

the Right Ques tions” dis cusses what needs to be 

done to iden tify sources of ac ci dents and de termine pre ven tion meth ods at your mine. Four types 

of phys i cal bar ri ers and five types of hu man bar riers are en acted and an a lyzed us ing ac ci dent anal ysis and prob lem iden ti fi ca tion (AAPI) tech niques. 

This video is based on the con cept that ask ing the 

right ques tions is fun da men tal to find ing so lu tions 

to our acci dent problems. 

MSHA 1992 29 min 

Cat No: VC 848 

Price: $8.00 

Automatic Emergency Parking Brakes (as 

required by 30 CFR 75.523-3) 

This video discusses the appli ca tions of 30 CFR 

75.523-3 to “all rub ber-tire, self-pro pelled elec tric

haul age equip ment used in ac tive work ings of an 

un der ground coal mine – with the ex cep tion of person nel car ri ers.” Each of the spe cific sub paragraphs of this man da tory stan dard is not only 

ex plained but also dem on strated to re in force the

con cept. 

MSHA 1992 17 min 

Cat No: VC 846 

Price: $8.00 

Ball Mill Safety (M/NM) 

De veloped coop er a tively by MSHA and Lehigh Portland Ce ment Com pany. Out lines the var i ous steps – 

pre cau tions and pro ce dures – that must be taken to 

safely and ef fi ciently shut down a ball mill, en ter, inspect, ser vice (re pair or per form rou tine main tenance), and re start the op er a tion. Pro ce dures discussed/ dem on strated in clude: plan ning, crew 

se lec tionand briefing, safe work per mits, elec tri cal 

lock out, iso lat ing main te nance area, hatch/door removal, safe ac cess, ven ti la tion and re spi ra tory protec tion, weld ing/ cut ting, hatch/door in stal la tion, and 

cleanup. 

MSHA 1988 17 min 

Cat No: VC 933 

Price: $8.00 

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VIDEOTAPES

Barriers to the Prevention of Ground Fall 

Accidents (C) 

Ex am ines min ers’ be liefs as to why ground fall ac cidents oc cur. In cludes book of sur vey ques tions for 

use at your mine and a re print of a Bu reau of Mines 

In for ma tion Cir cu lar on ground con trol ac ci dents. 

MSHA 1986 22 min 

Cat No: VC 900 

Price: $8.00 

Blind Spots Can Kill! (C/MNM) 

A haul truck driver and an elec tri cian dis cuss the 

ac ci dent where a 240-ton haul truck drove over the 

elec tri cian’s work ve hi cle. No one was in the ve hicle, but the elec tri cian’s one-ton truck was destroyed. This video stresses the im por tance of 

get ting the driver’s at ten tion when ever you’re near 

a large haul truck and avoid get ting into a blind spot. 

MSHA 1996 

Cat No: VC 821 

Price: $8.00 

6 1 

2 min 

Buckle Up On-The-Job (C/MNM) 

Seat belts save lives! This program uses interviews 

with miners who were involved in heavy equipment 

accidents. The common thread among them? Their 

lives were saved by seat belts. 

MSHA 1986 8 min 

Cat No: VC 896 

Price: $8.00 

Coal Dump Point Safety 

U sing trucks to dis pose of waste ma te rial 

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and build coal stock piles are im por tant parts of the 

min ing op er a tion and trans por ta tion of coal, but ac cidents can oc cur dur ing these ac tiv i ties if ad e quate 

safety pre cau tions are not taken. The video will il lustrate the most com mon haz ards at dump points and 

piles and will dem on strate rec om mended safety

prac tices. 

MSHA 1998 15 min 

Cat No: VC 924 

Price: $8.00 

Compressed Gases: The Correct Way to Use 

Acetylene and Oxygen for Cutting (C/MNM) 

Pro duced in co op er a tion with Penn syl va nia De partment of En ergy. Shows proper use of ox y gen and 

acet y lene for cut ting, in spec tion pro ce dures for tanks 

and gauges, hose clean ing, and ways to blow ox ygen and acet y lene tank valves. Pro gram con tent 

also cov ers proper way to at tach reg u la tors, safe 

ways to open valves, proper P.S.I. set tings and lighting torches, and turn ing off and stor ing equip ment 

af ter use. 

MSHA 1989 42 min 

Cat No: VC 878 

Price: $8.00 

Confined Spaces in Mining

Pro vides a gen eral def i ni tion for con fined spaces in 

min ing, and dis plays com mon ex am ples of con fined 

spaces. Sug gests safety guide lines for work ing in 

and around con fined spaces. In ad di tion, the per mitting pro cess for con fined space en try is out lined and 9 

steps for safe con fined space en try and exit are detailed. 

Florida Dept. of Envi ron men tal 

Protec tion 1994 9 min 

Cat No: VC 815 

Price: $8.00 

Control of Back Injuries in Mining 

This video de fines the or i gin and his tory of Lower 

Back Pain ( LBP) and how the gen eral and min ing 

in dus try can com bat musculoskeletal in ju ries, includ ing back in ju ries. 

BuM 1995 25 min 

Cat No: VC 938 

Price: $8.00 

Conveyor Safety (C/MNM)

In tro duces ba sic haz ards found around con veyor 

belts. Stresses ac ci dent pre ven tion. 

NOTE: Span ish ver sion avail able on VHS vid eotape from the Univer sity of Texas at Aus tin 

(see page 1). This vid eo tape is a taped

ver sion of the slide-tape program. 

MSHA 1987 7 min 

Cat No: VC 934 

Price: $ 8.00 

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VIDEOTAPES

Customer and Delivery Truck Drivers 

Hazard Training (MNM) N EW 

This video pro vides haz ard in for ma tion for truck ers 

who fre quent mine sites. Covered are safe work behav iors that will help truck driv ers avoid the dangers of ground, elec tri cal, trans por ta tion, slip and 

fall, and nu mer ous other haz ards that are com mon 

in and around mine sites. This video comes with an 

8-page guide. 

Penn State Uni ver sity 1997 10 min 

Cat No: VC 920 

Price: $8.00 

Dawn of a New Day: Continuous 

Haulage Safety (C) N EW 

This video ad dresses the haz ards as so ci ated with 

con tin u ous face haulage systems. 

MSHA 1998 23 min 

Cat No: VC 861 

Price: $8.00 

Diesel Regulations — Heavy Duty 

Vehicles (C) N EW 

This video was de vel oped to pro vide as sis tance to 

mine op er a tors, die sel equip ment man u fac tur ers, 

and ven dors in im ple ment ing the fi nal phase of the 

die sel reg u la tions. New re quire ments for the approval of die sel en gines and other com po nents 

used in under ground coal mines became effec tive

No vem ber 25, 1999. This video cov ers sec tions 

75.1909, 75.1910, and 75.1911 of the Code of 

Fed eral Reg u la tions. 

MSHA 1999 16 min 

Cat No: VC 944 

Price: $8.00 

Diesel Regulations — Light Duty Vehicles 

(C) N EW 

New re quire ments for the ap proval of die sel engines and other com po nents used in un der ground 

coal mines be came ef fec tive on No vem ber 25, 1999. 

These cover sec tions 75.1909, 75.1910, and 

75.1911 of the Code of Fed eral Reg u la tions. This video 

has been de vel oped to as sist mine op er a tors, die sel 

equip ment man u fac tur ers, and ven dors with the imple men ta tionof the fi nal phase of the die sel reg u lations. 

MSHA 1999 11 min 

Cat No: 949 

Price: $8.00 

Disease . . . Silicosis, The (C/MNM) 

This video discusses the his tory of sil i co sis 

N EW 

and em pha sizes the haz ards for work ers in the 

min ing in dus try. 

MSHA 1998 5 min 

Cat No: VC 888 

Price: $8.00 

Dump Point Safety: Stockpiles and Wastepiles 

(MNM) 

Using trucks to dis pose of waste ma te rial and build 

stock piles are im por tant parts of many min ing op era tions, but ac ci dents can oc cur dur ing these ac tiv ities if ad e quate safety pre cau tions are not taken. 

This video will illus trate the most com mon haz ards 

at dumps and piles and will dem on strate rec ommended safety practices. 

MSHA 1997 14 min 

Cat No: VC 858 

Price: $8.00 

Dust Control–It’s Everyone’s Business 

This vid eo tape is one of a se ries on sil ica dust and 

sil i co sis. These pro grams are be ing pre pared jointly 

by the Na tional In dus trial Sand As so ci a tion (NISA) 

and the Mine Safety and Health Admin is tra tion 

(MSHA). This 19-minute video dis cusses the im portance of well-de signed and main tained dust con trol 

sys tems and pro ce dures to pre vent ex po sure to 

dust contain ing sil ica. 

MSHA 1997 19 min 

Cat No: VC 843 

Price: $8.00 

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VIDEOTAPES

DUST – The Invisible Enemy (C/MNM) 

This video de scribes the por tion of dust N EW 

gen er ated by mining ac tiv i ties that causes dustrelated lung dis ease. Re spi ra ble dust, the small est, 

un seen par ti cles, are breathed deep into the lungs. 

When this dust over loads the lungs’ abil ity to protect it self, dis ease can re sult. The sources of re sp­i

ra ble dust gen er a tion, its com po si tion, and con trol 

are dis cussed. 

MSHA 2000 15 min 

Cat No: VC 960 

Price: $8.00 

Electrical Grounding (C/MNM) 

Shows ba sic prin ci ples of elec tri cal ground ing. The circuitsex plained in clude: volt age on frame of ma chine 

with no grounding and no electri cal fault, volt age on 

frame of machine with an elec tri cal fault and ex amples of “peg ground ing” with elec tri cal faults on differ ent phases. Viewers also learn proper electri cal 

ground ing tech niques and ways to avoid electri cal

haz ards by using cor rect grounding pro ce dures. 

MSHA 1989 28 min 

Cat No: VC 877 

Price: $8.00 

Eliminating Silicosis (MNM) VC 932 

This video tape is no longer available.

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Emergency Response Planning (Who Needs It?) 

Video discusses the im por tance of small mine op era tions hav ing an Emer gency Re sponse Plan 

(ERP), and dis cusses the plan ning, de vel op ment, 

and proper use of the ERP. 

Bu reau of Mines 1995 16 min 

Cat No: VC 838 

Price: $8.00 

Escape from Mine Fires 

Il lus trates the im por tance of know ing ef fec tive

self-res cue and es cape pro ce dures in the event of 

a mine fire. Two miners de scribe their ex pe ri ences 

in es cap ing a mine fire in 1988. 

BuM 1990 49 min 

Cat No: VC 882 

Price: $8.00 

Explosives Underground – Handling 

Explosives in Modern Mines (MNM) N EW 

This video em pha sizes safety stan dards for the 

han dling and trans por ta tion of ex plo sive ma te ri als 

from sur face to un der ground mag a zines. It shows 

un der ground stor age of ex plo sives, in spect ing ve hicles re quired to trans port ex plo sives un der ground, 

ex am in ing work places and scal ing pro ce dures, 

and load ing and det o nat ing ex plo sives. It also includes staged safety vi o la tions and a re view of an 

un der ground blast ing ac ci dent. 

NIOSH 1999 15 min 

Cat No: VC 955 

Price: $8.00 

Fall Protection: Your Lifeline to Safety 

(C/MNM ) N EW 

This video pro vides an over view of the haz ards asso ci ated with do ing work at el e vated lo ca tions and 

the im por tance of fall pro tec tion. Com mon types of 

fall pro tec tion sys tems are pre sented, in clud ing personal fall ar rest and re straint de vices. Spe cial empha sis is placed on the de vel op ment of site-spe cific 

pol i cies and pro ce dures, with re gard to fall pro tection reg u la tions in the min ing in dus tries. 

MSHA 2000 14 min 

Cat No: VC 961 

Price: $8.00 

Fatal Alert: 

This video ad dresses the haz ards in volved 

N EW Entry Into Storage Silos 

in clean ing a stor age silo. You’ll hear from a res cue 

worker who de scribes a re cov ery op er a tion of a 

worker who fell into one of the si los. 

MSHA 1999 11 min 

Cat No: VC 943 

Price: $8.00 

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VIDEOTAPES

Fire Extinguishers (C/MNM) 

Pro duced in co op er a tion with West Vir ginia Uni versity. Dis cusses means of ex tin guish ing a fire, 

classes of fires and some of the haz ards to be 

con sid ered when using a fire ex tin guisher. Also 

cov ers ba sic in spec tion tech niques for stored pressure and cartridge op er ated dry-chem i cal 

extinguishers. 

MSHA 1989 35 min 

Cat No: VC 879 

Price: $8.00 

Fire Suppression – How It Works (C) 

Fire is one of the most feared events that N EW 

can hap pen at a mine. This video emphasizes the 

need for a fire risk anal y sis of a piece of min ing 

equip ment. With a prop erly sized, in stalled, and 

main tained fire suppres sion sys tem, a fire could be 

con trolled and ex tin guished. 

MSHA 2000 15 min 

Cat No: VC 952 

Price: $8.00 

First Aid Video (C/MNM)

De signed to be used with the First Aid Course to 

con duct first aid train ing in the min ing in dus try. 

NOTE: Span ish ver sion avail able on VHS vid eotape from the Uni ver sity of Texas at Aus tin 

(see page 1). 

One vid eo tape cov ers the fol low ing eight sub jects: 

Patient Assessment 6:28 min 

Artificial Ventilation 11:54 min 

Control of Bleeding 9:11 min 

Shock 7:54 min 

Wounds and Dressing 10:44 min 

Burns and Scalds 5:28 min 

Musculoskeletal Injuries 7:59 min 

Handling and Transportation 10:17 min 

NOTE: Sep a rate tapes on a sin gle sub ject are not 

available. 

MSHA 1990 

Cat No: VC 886 

Price: $8.00 

Foremanship Training Series (C)

Se ries is designed to mo ti vate coal mine su pervi sory per son nel. Stresses safety in all fac ets of the 

min ing pro cess. 

The four vid eo tapes may be shown in de pend ently 

or as a se ries (in the fol low ing se quence). 

• Investigation - A Tool for Accident 

Prevention (C) 

Stresses value of having supervisors investigate 

accidents in the mining industry in order to 

teach them how to recognize, diagnose and 

prevent various kinds of accidents. 

BuM 1968 7 min 

Cat No: VC 818 

Price: $8.00 

• Sell Safety (C) 

Ex plains why su per vi sors have to “sell” work ers 

on the ne ces sity of safe work hab its. Stresses 

that, to be suc cess ful, su per vi sors must cre ate 

the de sire in the work ers to be safe and to consider theneg a tive (and pos si bly fa tal) re sults of unsafe work ing prac tices. High lights im por tance of 

safety (not only to work ers, but to work ers’ fam ilies as well). 

BuM 1968 10 min 

Cat No: VC 820 

Price: $8.00 

• Set the Pace (C) 

Shows a supervisor “setting the pace” (for 

workers to follow) in safety practices in the coal 

mining industry. Supervisor exhibits the concepts 

of sincerity, enthusiasm and “setting an example.” 

BuM 1968 10 min 

Cat No: VC 817 

Price: $8.00 

• Teach Safety (C) 

Stresses importance of the supervisor’s 

responsi bility when teaching miners correct, 

safe and efficient work methods. 

BuM 1968 15 min 

Cat No: VC 819 

Price: $8.00 

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VIDEOTAPES

Front-End Loader Safety (C/MNM) 

Based upon re cords of ac tual min ing ac ci dents, describes some of the fa tal i ties and in ju ries that can 

oc cur in the use (and mis use) of front-end load ers 

(par tic u larly if the op er a tor is in at ten tive, care less, 

dis obeys safety rules and/or takes un nec es sary 

chances). An a lyzes these ac ci dents and ex plains 

causes and pre ven tive mea sures. Pres ents safe 

op er at ing pro ce dures for var i ous work as signments. De signed to mo ti vate front-end loader op era tors to adopt safe driv ing and op er at ing hab its and 

to de velop a pos i tive at ti tude to ward mine haul age 

safety in gen eral. 

MSHA Rev 1994 14 min 

Cat No: VC 862 

Price: $8.00 

Geology of Roof Falls (C) 

Stresses the impor tance of noting changes in rock 

strata. Pro gram fol lows a se quen tial change in roof 

rocks, and de scribes the chang ing roof conditions. Each fall area is de scribed with col or ful illus tra tions and pho tog ra phy to ex plain how weak ­

nesses in the roof rock con trib uted to the falls. 

NOTE: This vid eo tape is a taped ver sion of the 

slide-tape pro gram. 

MSHA 1987 20 min 

Cat No: VC 941 

Price: $8.00 

Good Berms Save Lives (MNM) 

This in for ma tive video dis cusses one 

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mine’s con cern about berms on their min ing property. The mine stud ied their berms us ing var i ous 

ma te ri als and dif fer ent berm heights. The size and 

speed of min ing equip ment, weather con di tions, and 

grades also play a role in proper berm con struc tion. 

MSHA 1998 15 min 

Cat No: VC 928 

Price: $8.00 

Ground Control in Surface Mining (C) 

One of the most prev a lent dan gers fac ing new or

in ex pe ri enced sur face coal min ers is fall ing ground 

(or slope failure) involv ing highwalls and spoil 

banks. Pres ents over view of ground con trol problems. De scribes dan ger signs and vis i ble in di ca tors 

that warn of im pend ing earth/rock slides. Em phasizes need for min ers to learn how to rec og nize 

these con di tions. Out lines safety pre cau tions and 

safe work ing prac tices min ers must fol low to avoid

ac ci dents. 

MSHA 1980 8 min 

Cat No: VC 890 

Price: $8.00 

Ground Support . . . It’s Important 

(Miner Mike Saves the Day) (MNM) N EW 

An older, more ex pe ri enced miner “Mike” teaches 

two new in ex pe ri enced min ers about the haz ards of 

tak ing short cuts on the job and the im por tance of 

proper ground support in metal/non metal mines. 

This video il lus trates the proper tech niques and 

pro ce dures of drill ing and bolt ing for ad e quate 

ground sup port. 

NIOSH 2000 33 min 

Cat No: VC 956 

Price: $8.00 

Harvey Roles I (MNM) 

This video is a hazard recog ni tion and N EW 

first aid training video. It de picts a con trac tor arriv ing at a sur face mine to do some work. The 

lack of proper hazard training, in ad di tion to his 

pre oc cu pa tion while driving, ulti mately contributes to a near fatal ac ci dent.The video uses a 

clas sic con trast of a com petent and incom pe tent 

re sponse by two fel low work ers to teach the 

proper pro ce dures for se cur ing an ac ci dent 

scene, ap ply ing first aid prin ci ples, and en gag ing 

the Emer gency Med i cal Sys tem (EMS). This 

video comes with an 8-page guide. 

Penn State Uni ver sity 1997 13 min 

Cat No: VC 921 

Price: $8.00 

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VIDEOTAPES

Harvey Roles II (C) 

This video is a first aid train ing video fea- N EW 

tur ing a re view of the fun da men tals of res cue 

tech niques fol low ing an elec tro cu tion. It re views 

the proper pro ce dure for res cu ing a miner who 

has contacted an ener gized circuit, and dem onstrates how to admin is ter CPR. This video co mes 

with an 8-page guide. 

Penn State Uni ver sity 1997 13 min 

Cat No: VC 922 

Price: $8.00 

Haulage and Hoisting in Underground 

Anthracite Coal Mining 

Var i ous haul age and hoist ing sys tems typ i cally 

found in anthra cite coal min ing ar eas are de picted 

and explained with ref er ence to any haz ardsassociated with each sys tem as well as the mea sures 

needed for com pli ance with ap pli ca ble 30 CFR regu la tions. 

NOTE: This vid eo tape is a taped ver sion of the 

slide-tape pro gram. 

MSHA 1992 30 min 

Cat No: VC 847 

Price: $8.00 

Hazards and Safety Practices on Surge Piles 

(MNM) 

This video is designed to make dozer op er a tors, 

min ers, and oth ers who work on or around surge 

piles aware of the hazards as so ci ated with surge 

piles and in form them of the rec om mended safety

prac tices. 

MSHA 1997 11 min 

Cat No: VC 859 

Price: $8.00 

Hazards of Coal Stockpiling Operations 

This video shows what hap pens when min ers or

equip ment oper a tors are work ing on a surge pile 

and the mate rial un ex pect edly col lapses, breaks 

loose, or starts to flow un der neath them. The di sastrous re sult of be ing en gulfed in loose ma te rial– 

suf fo ca tion – is dem on strated by a work ing model 

of a surge pile. The model shows how stockpiles 

with drawholes and feed ers work, what takes place 

within the piles, the proper ties of flowing ma te ri als, 

and how haz ard ous con di tions can de velop at 

surge piles. In cluded are ac tion scenes of heavy 

mo bile equip ment be ing used around stock piles. 

The video em pha sizes rec og niz ing stock pile hazards and prevent ing stock pile ac ci dents. 

MSHA 1994 26 min 

Cat No: VC 831 

Price: $8.00 

Hidden Danger: 

For Surge Piles (C) N EW Safety Improvements 

Pushing coal on a surge pile has been called the 

most dan ger ous job at a prep plant. Nine teen miners have lost their lives in surge pile acci dents 

since l980 and there have been many other close 

calls. This video will show two ways to pro tect 

equip ment op er a tors from this dan ger: extra-strength cab win dows or re mote con trolled dozers. 

MSHA 2000 9 min 

Cat No: VC 950 

Price: $8.00 

Inby Roof Support 

This video ex plores the myths/ex cuses min ersuse 

for go ing inby sup ported roof. 

MSHA 1995 12 min 

Cat No: VC 811 

Price: $8.00 

Inspection Information Related to Silica 

Exposures of Surface Coal Miners VC 889 

This video tape is no longer available.

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Inundation of Water and Ignition — Eyewitness 

Account (C) 

A miner de scribes his in volve ment in a coal mine 

in un da tion and ex plo sion. The video stresses the 

im por tance of test drill ing or ex am in ing aban doned 

ar eas. 

MSHA 1994 12 min 

Cat No: VC 823 

Price: $8.00 

Job Safety Analysis Process: A Practical 

Approach (C/MNM) 

This vid eo tape dis cusses theJSA pro cess. It 

teaches the viewer how to de ter mine which jobs to 

se lect for JSA, to sep a rate jobs into ba sic steps for 

JSA, to iden tify the haz ards as so ci ated with each 

job step, and to use meth ods to con trol each hazard. 

MSHA 1990 15 min 

Cat No: VC 885 

Price: $8.00 

Job Safety Analysis: Roof Bolter Operations 

(C) 

This JSA is a ba sis for the vid eo tape “Job Safety 

Anal y sis: Roof BolterOp er a tions.” These ma te ri als 

are de signed to as sist the un der ground coal min ing 

in dus try in de vel op ing and con duct ing ef fec tive task 

train ing or other on-the-job train ing (OJT). Pack age 

con tains a sam ple JSA for roof bolt ing ma chine oper a tions and a vid eo tape that dem on strates how to 

use JSAs. 

MSHA 1993 36 min 

Cat No: VC 868 (videotape and booklet) 

Price: $8.00 (No cost for booklet) 

Locating and Rescue of Trapped Miners 

(C/MNM ) N EW 

This video de scribes the equip ment and meth ods 

used to lo cate trapped min ers in an un der ground 

mine en vi ron ment. 

MSHA 1998 18 min 

Cat No: VC 927 

Price: $8.00 

Lock Out and Tag for Safety 

Main te nance work ers and elec tri cians in the min ing 

and milling in dus tries are of ten ex posed to “live” 

elec tri cal cir cuits and elec tric pow ered ma chin ery 

and equipment. They are also ex posed to the unexpectedand ac ci den tal en er giz ing of equip ment they 

can be work ing on – un less they cor rectly 

deenergize, lock out, and tag the main power cir cuit 

that sup plies cur rent to this equip ment. This video 

de scribes the proper pro ce dures for per form ing 

safe elec tri cal lock out and test ing, and dra mat ically il lus trates what can hap pen if this is n’t 

done. Job safety train ing and fol low ing com pany 

safety pol i cies are stressed as a means for pre venting such elec tri cal ac ci dents. 

Florida Dept. of Envi ron men tal 

Protec tion 1994 9 min 

Cat No: VC 852 

Price: $8.00 

MERD — Mock Disaster (C) 

This video doc u ments a Sim u lated Mine 

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Emergency Problem held in an ac tive mine with 7 

mine res cue teams par tic i pat ing. The prob lem consists of a reported ex plo sion with smoke com ing out 

the re turn air ways. The ven ti la tion con trols have 

been de stroyed, 16 min ers are un ac counted for, and 

the mine is lo cated in a re mote area. Com pany, 

state and fed eral in spec tors, state and lo cal po lice 

rep re sen ta tives, lo cal emer gency per son nel, and a 

state life flight he li cop ter are used in the sim u la tion. 

The video also dis cusses the les sons learned from 

the ex er cise. 

MSHA 1998 17 min 

Cat No: VC 926 

Price: $8.00 

Mobile Equipment Safety (C/MNM) 

This vid eo tape ex plains po ten tial haz ards as so ciated with dif fer ent types of mo bile equip ment. 

Stresses need for haz ard rec og ni tion and safe job 

pro ce dures to avoid in jury. 

NOTE: Span ish ver sion avail able on VHS vid eotape from The Univer sity of Texas at Aus ­

tin (see page 1). This vid eo tape is a 

taped ver sion of the slide-tape program. 

MSHA 1987 19 min 

Cat No: VC 935 

Price: $8.00 

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Pathway to Safety 

When un der ground coal min ers take an un- N EW 

safe path by fail ing to lock and tag out the elec tric ity 

when mak ing re pairs, a miner loses his life. This 

video shows how be ing in a hurry and do ing work in 

an un safe man ner can have dev as tat ing and sad 

con se quences on our families and co work ers. 

Zeigler Coal 1997 9 min 

Cat No: VC 957 

Price: $8.00 

Plain Talk About a Serious Problem . . . 

Silicosis (C/MNM) 

An intro duc tion to sil i co sis, fol lowed by dis cus sion 

of the me chan ics of dust, the re spi ra tory sys tem, 

thresh old limit val ues (TLVs), and in di vid ual suscep ti bil ity. Andy Grif fith nar rates. 

NOTE: This vid eo tape is a taped ver sion of the 

slide-tape pro gram. 

North Carolina De part ment of La bor 

Mine and Quarry Di vi sion 

1983 18 min 

Cat No: VC 936 

Price: $8.00 

Pre-Heater Safety (MNM) 

Shot on lo ca tion, this pro gram em pha sizes haz ard

rec og ni tion and safe job proce dures around 

pre-heat ers. 

MSHA 1986 12 min 

Cat No: VC 898 

Price: $8.00 

Preventive Roof/Rib Outreach Program

(PROP) (C) VC 947 N EW 

This video tape is no longer available.

Protective Canopy (A Survivor’s Story) 

A taped in ter view with a roof fall sur vi vor who was 

op er at ing a scoop with a pro tec tive can opy. The 

miner tells in his own words how he survived after 

mine roof, ap prox i mately 4 feet thick, fell on the 

scoop he was op er at ing, trap ping him for at least 

20 min utes. Taped on lo ca tion inMadisonville , Kentucky. 

MSHA 1995 6 min 

Cat No: VC 894 

Price: $8.00 

Quarry Safety (MNM) 

Ex plains po ten tial haz ards that oc cur in and around

quar ries. Shows tech niques for haz ard rec og ni tion

and acci dent pre ven tion.

NOTE: Span ish ver sion avail able on VHS vid eotape from The Univer sity of Texas at Aus ­

tin (see page 1). This vid eo tape is a 

taped ver sion of the slide-tape program. 

MSHA 1986 14 min 

Cat No: VC 899 

Price: $8.00 

Reason for Change (Canopy Save) 

Danny Terry sur vived a mas sive roof fall be cause 

his ram car had a can opy. In his in ter view, Danny 

ad mits he did not like can o pies, but now he is a firm 

be liever in can o pies . . . he would n’t run any equipment with out one. 

MSHA 1997 13 min 

Cat No: VC 844 

Price: $8.00 

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VIDEOTAPES

Recovery of Farmington #9 – An 

Interview With Danny Kuhn N EW 

Danny Kuhn normally worked the mid night shift at 

the Farmington #9 Mine, as did the rest of the mine 

res cue team. But on the night of No vem ber 20, 

1968, Danny did not work his reg u lar shift be cause 

of a knee in jury. A call came into his home and 

some one asked his mother if he had worked last 

night. Danny hur ried to the mine, hop ing there had 

been only a small explo sion. In this video you hear 

his ac count of the de struc tion he wit nessed and the 

re cov ery pro cess used for find ing his co work ers. 

NIOSH 2000 58 min 

Cat No: VC 958 

Price: $8.00 

Respiratory Protection Programs (C/MNM) 

Dem on strates the three ba sic classes of re spi ra tory

equip ment: atmo sphere supply ing, air puri fy ing, 

and the combi na tion of at mo sphere sup ply ing/air 

pu ri fy ing. Dis cusses the wear ing and fit ting of protec tive equipment to guard against expo sure to airborne con tam i nants, and the stan dards re lat ing to 

con trol of these con tam i nants. 

MSHA 1990 47 min 

Cat No: VC 946 

Price: $8.00 

Rock Falls – Preventing Rock Fall 

Injuries in Underground Mines (MNM) N EW 

This video demon strates work proce dures used by 

un der ground min ers to de tect un sta ble ground condi tions and tech niques to pro tect min ers from in juries due to rock falls. It also demon strates vi sual 

ex am i na tion and sound ing tech niques, safe man ual 

scal ing pro ce dures, and ground sup port sys tems. 

These tech niques are shown through a typ i cal mining cy cle. 

NIOSH 1999 20 min 

Cat No: VC 954 

Price: $8.00 

Roof and Rib Fall Accident Statistics, An 

Overview of (C)

De signed to ex am ine past and cur rent roof and rib 

fall ac ci dent trends, and costs in volved. By an a lyzing these trends it will pres ent a clearer pic ture as 

to what ar eas of the min ing cy cle and work place 

need to be ex am ined fur ther, and in di cate what has 

to be done to re duce the phys i cal and fi nan cial 

dam age that re sult from such ac ci dents. 

NOTE: This vid eo tape is a taped ver sion of the 

slide-tape pro gram. 

MSHA 1988 15 min 

Cat No: VC 942 

Price: $8.00 

Roof Bolting Facts (C) 

Helps un der ground min ers better un der stand 

how roof bolts work in vari ous roof condi tions and 

how to use them more effec tively. 

MSHA 1988 19 min 

Cat No: VC 918 

Price: $8.00 

Roof Evaluation and Decisions in Roof Control 

(C) 

En cour ages min ers to vi su ally in spect and eval u ate 

the roof and ribs of their work ing place, and instructs them on how to iden tify the haz ard ous roof 

con di tions they may en coun ter. 

MSHA 1988 14 min 

Cat No: VC 917 

Price: $8.00 

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Roof Fall Entrapment: Eye Witness Accounts (C) 

Three min ers who ei ther wit nessed or were involved in a roof fall ac ci dent dis cuss their ex pe riences, thoughts and re newed re spect for com ply ing 

with safe work pro ce dures and main tain ing roof 

sup port sys tems. These vid eo tapes are de signed to 

mo ti vate min ers to be more aware of roof con ditions and to com ply with roof con trol plans. 

This program con sists of three (3) vid eo tapes, one 

for each in ter view, with ac com pa ny ing instruc- tions 

to pro mote in ter ac tion of the view ers. 

MSHA 1992 

Title/Catalog No. 

Eyewitness Account: 

Dave Garry (VC 865) 15 min 

Eyewitness Account: 

Larry Strayer (VC 866) 14 min 

Eyewitness Account: 

Dave Murone (VC 867) 10 min 

Price: $8.00 each title 

Roof Fall Entrapment: Survivors’ Accounts (C) 

Two min ers who were in volved in a roof fall ac cident dis cuss their ex pe ri ences, thoughts, and renewed re spect for com ply ing with safe work 

pro ce dures and main tain ing roof sup port sys tems. 

These vid eo tapes are de signed to mo ti vate min ers 

to be more aware of roof con di tions and to com ply 

with roof con trol plans. This pro gram con sists of 

two in ter views on one vid eo tape. 

MSHA 1993 

Cat. No: VC 837 

Survivors’ Account: 

Donzil Cutlip 13 min 

Larry Clevenger 14 min 

Price: $8.00 

Safety Around Power Lines 

Pro vides vi sual ex am ples of the types of power and 

com mu ni ca tion line haz ards en coun tered in the 

min ing in dus try. Elec tric lines, high volt age dragcable, power stations, tele phone com pany lines, and 

com mu ni ca tion ca bles are dem on strated. The 

dif ferences in these types of lines, haz ards presented, and in struc tions for seek ing help are covered. 

Florida Dept. of Envi ron men tal 

Protec tion 1994 13 min 

Cat No: VC 812 

Price: $8.00 

Safety Issues in Deep Cut Mining (Small Mines 

Tech Transfer) 

This video ad dresses the er go nomic prob lems in 

deep cut min ing (cuts greater than twenty feet) and 

what ac tions can be taken to help find and to help 

for mu late so lu tions in solv ing these prob lems. 

BuM 1995 17 min 

Cat No: VC 939 

Price: $8.00 

Safety on or Near the Water (MNM) 

This video discusses the haz ards of work 

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ing on or near the wa ter and the pre cau tions that 

need to be taken to protect the work ers in this sit ua tion. 

MSHA 1998 14 min 

Cat No: VC 925 

Price: $8.00 

Safety on the Move: Truck Haulage Safety 

(C/MNM) 

The cam era con veys at mo sphere and move ment 

around an open pit min ing op er a tion. Shows huge 

haul age trucks in ac tion. De picts how truck op er a tors 

en coun ter dif fi cult, dan ger ous, emer gency driv ing situ a tions while per form ing as signed du ties. Points out 

ex ist ingand po ten tial haz ards of truck haul age by 

reenactment of some of the most fre quently-oc cur ring 

ac ci dents. Ex plains causes of these ac ci dents and 

out lines cor rec tive steps nec es sary to pre vent their 

re cur rence. Stresses on-the-job safety train ing and a 

truck driver’s per sonal safety re spon si bil ity throughout. 

MSHA Rev 1995 13 min 

Cat No: VC 828 

Price: $8.00 

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Safety Procedures in Kiln Rebricking (MNM) 

Kiln rebricking is a very dan ger ous job. Shot on loca tion, this pro gram em pha sizes haz ard rec og ni tion 

and safe job proce dures. 

MSHA 1986 16 min 

Cat No: VC 895 

Price: $8.00 

Safety Standards for Roof/Face/Rib Support (C) 

De scribes in de tail the ma jor changes be tween the 

old and new roof con trol stan dards. New sec tions, 

vari a tions of old sec tions and de le tions will be discussed. In cludes printed train ing guide, “Training 

Guide for Safety Stan dards for Roof/Face/Rib Support” which rein forces spe cific changes. 

MSHA 1988 61 min 

Cat No: VC 930 

Price: $8.00 

Scaling 

Scaling, the tak ing down of loose ma te rial from the 

roof, face and rib in hard rock min ing. This vid eotape will re mind you of some of the safety pro cedures and com mon sense prac tices to use dur ing

scal ing. 

MSHA 1996 

Cat No: VC 836 

Price: $8.00 

10 12 min 

Scientific Look At Back Belts 

This video discusses the sci en tific ap proach to the 

ben e fits, and nonbenefits , as so ci ated with wear ing 

back belts. 

BuM 1995 16 min 

Cat No: VC 937 

Price: $8.00 

Seat Belt Success Story - Part I - By Terry 

Sanders (C/ MNM) 

This video tells of an ac ci dent that oc curred in 

1980, when an off-road truck lost its power and 

brakes and went down a moun tain back ward. The 

wreck com pletely de stroyed the truck, and the 

driver states that he is alive be cause he was wearing his seat belt. 

MSHA 1996 5 min 

Cat No: VC 833 

Price: $8.00 

Seat Belt Success Story - Part II - (The Roger 

Newman Story) (C/MNM) 

This video tells how a bulldozer oper a tor survived a 

160 foot fall from a highwall while buck led in with 

his seat belt. He mi rac u lously walked away from 

the ac ci dent. 

MSHA 1996 7 min 

Cat No: VC 834 

Price: $8.00 

Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSRs), An 

Efficient Method for Donning (C) 

Pro gram shows a method for rap idly don ning a

self-con tained self-res cuer (SCSR). Miners who 

have lit tle or no hands-on ex pe ri ence can quickly 

don an SCSR af ter learn ing the po si tion and sim plified tech nique shown in this pro gram. In di vid ual 

vid eo tapes are available for self-rescu ers manu factured by CSE, Draeger, and Ocenco. Each vid eotape in cludes printed in struc tor’s man ual, “An

Ef fi cient Method for Donning the Self-Contained 

Self-Res cuer (SCSR),” which care fully ex plains 

how to eval u ate and con duct train ing ac tiv i ties in 

this SCSR don ning method. 

MSHA 1987 

Title/Catalog No. 

CSE SR-100 (VC 883) 8 min 

Draeger (VC 912) 9 min 

Ocenco (VC 914) 12 min 

Price: $8.00 (each title) 

Silicosis: A Preventable Disease (MNM)

An employee’s ques tions about the health 

N EW 

ef fects of sil ica dust ex po sure are an swered. 

MSHA 1999 19 min 

Cat No: VC 929 

Price : $8.00 

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Slips, Trips, and Falls 

Var i ous types of slip/trip/fall ac ci dents are de picted– 

at sur face mines, plants, on dredges, and in of fices. 

This video stresses the im por tance of work ers thinking safety – and be ing alert, ob ser vant, and cautious. Spe cial em pha sis is placed on proper climb ing 

pro ce dures (lad ders, stair ways); good house keep ing 

(clean ing spills, re mov ing trip ping ob jects); and follow ing com pany safety rules. Con cluding mes sage 

is that the best way to pre vent slip, trip, and fall ac cidents is through effec tive safety training, com bined 

with safe work practices. 

Florida Dept. of Envi ron men tal 

Pro tec tion 1994 9 min 

Cat No: VC 851 

Price: $8.00 

Statistical Profile of Underground Coal Mines: 

Differences Associated With Mine Size 

This video shows sta tis tics for ac ci dent rates; charac ter is tics of in jured em ploy ees; and pro duc tion 

and em ploy ment sta tis tics for un der ground coal 

mines. The Bu reau of Mines used in for ma tion from 

two dif fer ent time pe ri ods, 1989-1991 and 

1978-1980. Com paring these two time pe ri ods allows us to see what ma jor changes took place in 

un der ground coal mines dur ing the 1980s. 

BuM 1995 20 min 

Cat No: VC 805 

Price: $8.00 

Stay Alert and Stay Alive (Truck

Accident Awareness) (C) VC 860 N EW 

This video tape is no longer available.

In this video you’ll hear how a bull dozer oper a tor felt while he was bur ied in a surge pile cav ity, 

and how his com pany’s safety ef forts, be fore and 

dur ing the ac ci dent, con trib uted to his safe re covery. 

MSHA 1999 12 min 

Cat No: VC 940 

Price: $8.00 

Stay Out of the Danger Zone (C) 

This video de scribes sev eral fa tal i ties that 

N EW 

oc curred with the use of re mote con trolled con tin uous min ing ma chines. You will also hear from a survi vor of a con tin u ous min ing ma chine ac ci dent as 

he de scribes his in ju ries and stresses the im portance of stay ing out of the dan ger zones of this type 

of min ing equip ment. 

MSHA 1999 12 min 

Cat No: VC 945 

Price: $8.00 

Stop Silicosis 

This film (cop ied to vid eo tape) was pro duced by the 

U.S. De part ment of La bor in 1938 and fea tures an 

in tro duc tion by then Sec re tary of La bor Fran ces 

Perkins. This short black and white film presents 

the causes of sil i co sis and ex plains how the disease can be pre vented. “Stop Sil i co sis” was shown 

as part of a Fed eral sil i co sis-pre ven tion cam paign 

that was ini ti ated by Sec re tary Perkins. 

USDOL 1938 

Cat No: VC 826 

Price: $8.00 

Storage, Transportation and Handling of 

Compressed Gases (C/MNM) 

De scribes the ideal stor age con di tions and the safest means of trans port ing and han dling compressed gas cyl in ders in the min ing en vi ron ment. 

MSHA 1989 28 min 

Cat No: VC 881 

Price: $8.00 

Stay Calm and Stay in the Cab! N EW 

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Substance Abuse: Is It Our Problem? C/MNM)

Sub stance abuse poses prob lems in the work place. 

This program ex am ines sub stance abuse from “the 

toolroom to the boardroom.” It also in cludes ma terial about Em ployeeAs sis tance Pro grams (EAPs) 

and re lated pro grams. 

MSHA 1986 34 min 

Cat No: VC 901 

Price: $8.00 

Surface Coal Truck Haulage Fatalities of 1993 

This video discusses the seven sur face coal truck 

haul age fatal i ties of 1993 and sug gests pos si ble 

safety meth ods and prac tices that can help pre vent 

the oc cur rence of sim i lar acci dents. 

MSHA Oct 1994 12 min 

Cat No: VC 835 

Price: $8.00 

The Time Was Right! Mary Lou George 

(C/MNM ) N EW 

From miner's daugh ter to MSHA mine in spec tor — 

Mary Lou George tells her in spir ing story. S he advises to watch out for oth ers and your self; never 

lose re spect for the mine; and neverfor get about 

safety. 

MSHA 1998 12 min 

Cat No: VC 923 

Price: $8.00 

Think “Quicksand”: Safety Around Bins and 

Hoppers (C/MNM) 

This vid eo tape shows how ma te rial in stock piles,

stor age bins and hop pers can act like quick sand –

of ten with fa tal re sults. En cour ages work ers to follow safe and cor rect op er at ing pro ce dures to avoid

be ing trapped or bur ied alive.

NOTE: Span ish ver sion avail able on VHS vid eotape from The Univer sity of Texas at Austin (see page 1). This vid eo tape is a 

taped ver sion of the slide-tape program. 

MSHA 1987 10 min 

Cat No: VC 916 

Price: $8.00 

Timbering in Underground Anthracite Mines 

Tim bering is the most com mon roof sup port method 

used in under ground an thra cite mines. The system 

of tim ber ing is gov erned by the char ac ter of the top 

and bot tom, thick ness of the coal vein, pitch of the 

coal vein, life of the en try, haul age sys tem, and the 

op er a tor’s ap proved roof con trol plan. This vid eotape dem on strates the fun da men tals and char acter is tics used in in stall ing typ i cal tim ber sets: sin gle 

prop, post and bar (two-piece sets), and “dou ble 

tim ber” (three-piece sets). 

MSHA 1994 54 min 

Cat No: VC 807 

Price: $8.00 

Title 30 CFR Part 50 (C/MNM)

De signed to as sist op er a tors, con trac tors and others in coal or metal/non metal min ing whose du ties 

in clude com pil ing Form 7000-1, the Mine Ac ci dent, 

In jury, and Ill ness Re port. 

MSHA 1987 29 min 

Cat No: VC 915 

Price: $8.00 

Truck Haulage Safety Series (C/MNM) 

The follow ing seven vid eo tapes were pro duced as 

a se ries; how ever, they can be pur chased individually. 

• Brakes, Grades, and Runaways – Highway Trucks 

Re views im por tant prin ci ples of haul road design and main te nance, brak ing sys tem in spection and main te nance, and driver pro ce dures for 

han dling high way truck run aways. Topics covered in clude: road de sign; road main te nance; 

berms; brakes; and runaways. 

MSHA 1995 18 min 

Cat No: VC 873 

Price: $8.00 

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VIDEOTAPES

• Brakes, Grades, and Runaways – Off-Road Trucks 

Re views im por tant prin ci ples of haul road de sign 

and main te nance, brak ing sys tem in spec tion and 

main te nance, and driver pro ce dures for han dling 

off-road truck run aways. Topics cov ered include: road de sign; road main te nance; berms; 

brakes; and runaways. 

MSHA 1995 18 min 

Cat No: VC 872 

Price: $8.00 

• Highway Haulage Truck Inspection Conducted by 

MSHA Inspectors 

Pres ents a typ i cal se quence of pro ce dures followed by an MSHAin spec tor dur ing ex am i na tion 

of a high way haul age truck. Topics cov ered include: in spec tion lo ca tion; cab in spec tion; safety 

ap pli ances; pa per work; steer ing sys tem; handholds and steps; wheels and rims; sus pen sion

com po nents; brakes and brak ing sys tems; exhaust system; and in spect ing the frame of the bed 

or trailer. 

MSHA 1995 18 min 

Cat No: VC 853 

Price: $8.00 

• Inspection of Off-Road Haulage Trucks by an 

MSHA Inspector 

Pres ents a typi cal sequence of pro ce dures followed by an MSHA in spec tor dur ing ex am i nation of an off-road haul age truck. Topics

cov ered include: inspec tion loca tion; fluid- carry ing lines and steer ing com po nents; sus pension com po nents; tires and wheels; truck bed; 

lights and mount ings; cab; safety ap pli ances; 

and brakes and braking system parts. 

MSHA 1995 13 min 

Cat No: VC 850 

Price: $8.00 

• Pre-Operation Inspection of Highway Haulage 

Trucks by the Driver 

De scribes a typ i cal se quence of in spec tion pro cedures fol lowed by driv ers who op er ate high way 

haul age trucks. Topics cov ered in clude: in spection lo ca tion; un der-the-hood check; tires and 

wheels; steer ing com po nents; sus pen sion compo nents; trailer or bed frame; cab; safetyap pliances; and brakes and braking sys tems. 

MSHA 1995 10 min 

Cat No: VC 863 

Price: $8.00 

• Pre-Operation Inspection of Off-Road Haulage 

Trucks by the Driver 

De scribes a typ i cal se quence of in spec tion proce dures fol lowed by driv ers who op er ate off-road 

haul age trucks. Topics cov ered in clude: in spection lo ca tion; per sonal pro tec tive equip ment; 

fluid-car ry ing lines; truck bed; lights and mountings; cab; safety ap pli ances; steer ing; and 

brakes and brak ing sys tems. 

MSHA 1995 16 min 

Cat No: VC 855 

Price: $8.00 

• Visibility and Communications: Off-Road and 

Highway Trucks (C/MNM) 

This video dis cusses the vis i bil ity and com mu ni cation prob lems as so ci ated with off-road and highway haul age trucks. Topics cov ered in clude: 

driver aware ness; good com mu ni ca tion sys tems; 

night driv ing; weather con di tions; road de sign and 

main te nance; traf fic con trols; truck lights, wip ers, 

and alarms; blind ar eas; and ad di tional light ing. 

MSHA 1996 18 min 

Cat No: VC 814S (Spanish version) 

VC 869 (English version) 

Price: $8.00 

Underground Haulage Hazards (MNM) 

Pres ents a broad over view of some of the more 

com mon fac tors which cause (or con trib ute to) ac cidents in volv ing both track and off-track haul age. 

Points out need for suf fi cient safety and task train ing, 

stay ing alert, learn ing to rec og nize spe cific job hazards, cor rect ing or re port ing all dan ger ous con ditions, fol low ing safe haul age prac tices and obey ing 

com pany safety rules and reg u la tions. Uses sim ulated haul age ac ci dents (based on ac tual oc currences) which re al is ti cally re en act haul age

ac ci dents. 

MSHA 1983 12 min 

Cat No: VC 875 

Price: $8.00 

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VIDEOTAPES

Underground Salt Mine Safety Series (MNM) 

A nine-part series de signed to in crease min ers’

aware ness of po ten tial haz ards as so ci ated with

min ing con di tions, op er a tions and equip ment. The

se ries stresses proper safety prac tices and pre cautions for avoid ing haz ards. This pro gram was de veloped in coop er a tion with the Salt Insti tute and

con tains mate rial use ful for many types of un derground metal/non metal mines.

NOTE: These vid eo tapes are a taped ver sion of 

the slide-tape pro gram. 

MSHA 1987 

Title/Catalog No. 

Avoiding Electrical Hazards in Mines 

(VC 910) 15 min 

Cleanup and Housekeeping (VC 908) 9 min 

Ground Control and Ventilation Plans 

(VC 909) 9 min 

Hazard Recognition (VC 907) 14 min 

Health Hazards (VC 906) HISTO RICAL 10 min 

Introduction to Work Environment 

(VC 902) 6 min 

Mine Maps/Emergency Evacuation 

(VC 905) 10 min 

Transportation and Communication 

(VC 903) 8 min 

Use of Explosives (VC 904) 10 min 

Price: $8.00 (each title) 

What Am I Worth? (C/ MNM) 

Pro duced in co op er a tion with theMiningIn dus try

Com mit tee on Substance Abuse. Shows miners 

who used sub stances on their shifts, the im pact of 

such be hav ior on their jobs and lives, and the ef fect 

of help they re ceived from their com pany’s employee as sis tance pro grams. 

MSHA 1990 38 min 

Cat No: VC 884 

Price: $8.00 

What Does the Term Silicosis Mean to 

You? (C/MNM) N EW 

This video is designed to raise the aware ness of sili co sis in the work place and to stim u late a dis cussion of the dis ease. 

MSHA 1998 13 min 

Cat No: VC 913 

Price: $8.00 

What You Can’t See Could Kill 

Someone! (C/ MNM) N EW 

Blind spots around haul trucks is a ma jor prob lem 

for min ing op er a tions. To com bat this prob lem, 

MSHA asked com pa nies to put cam eras on their 

trucks on an ex per i men tal ba sis. This video contains in ter views with driv ers who used cam eras on 

their trucks and the safety bene fits they received. 

MSHA 2000 17 min 

Cat No: VC 951 

Price: $8.00 

Winter Alert (C) 

This video de scribes the four lines of de

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fense to guard against mine ex plo sions. The four 

inter re lated lines of de fense are ven ti la tion, ex am ina tions, ig ni tion sources, and rock dust ing. Proper 

at ten tion to each of these ar eas can greatly re duce 

the chances of an ex plo sion at your mine. 

MSHA 2000 13 min 

Cat No: VC 953 

Price: $8.00 

Winter Alert: The Sonman Mine 

Disaster (C) N EW 

This winter alert video gives a histor i cal re view of 

the Sonman Mine di sas ter of the 1940s by re-cre ating un der ground scenes that dra ma tize the di sas ter 

for a last ing im pres sion. 

MSHA 1998 11 min 

Cat No: VC 911 

Price: $8.00 

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 TRAINING MATERIALS

This section is an alphabetical listing of the available printed 

programs. These programs fall into several different categories. The 

following is a list of the various categories used in this section, along 

with the letter code used. 

CI Course of Instruction OT Other Material PI Programmed 

IG Instructional Guide SM Safety Manual Instruction Book 

Abandoned Mines Booklet (C/MNM) 

High lights dan gers posed to peo ple by aban doned 

mine sites. Two book lets to a cus tomer, please. 

MSHA 1999 43 pp 

Cat No: OT 7 

Price: Free of charge 

Accident Analysis and Problem Identification 

for Coal Mines 

In tro duc tion to Acci dent Anal y sis and Prob lem 

Iden ti fi ca tion (AAPI), a method for ex am in ing and 

cor rect ing ac ci dent prob lems in coal mines. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide 81 pp 

Student’s Text 79 pp 

MSHA Rev 1999 

Cat No: IG 67 (Instructor’s Guide) 

IG 67a (Student Text) 

Price: Free of charge (1 book/guide) 

$5.00 (each additional copy) 

Accident Analysis and Problem Identification 

for Metal/Nonmetal Mines 

In tro duc tion to Ac ci dent Anal y sis and Prob lem Identi fi ca tion (AAPI), a method for ex am in ing and correct ing ac ci dent prob lems in metal/non metal mines. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide 81 pp 

Student’s Text 79 pp 

MSHA Rev 1999 

Cat No: IG 68 (Instructor’s Guide) 

IG 68a (Student’s Text) 

Price: Free of charge (1 book/guide) 

$5.00 (each additional copy) 

Accident Investigation (C/MNM)

Reg u la tions specify that cer tain ac ci dents must 

be in ves ti gated. This man ual deals with the techni cal as pects of ac ci dent in ves ti ga tions. It in cludes: 

Ac cident Pre ven tion, In ves ti ga tive Pro ce dures, Equipment and Sup plies, Fact Find ing, In ter views, Prob lem 

Solving Tech niques, and Re port of In ves ti ga tion. 

Note to Trainer: Although written for mine 

accidents, principles described may be applied in 

other industries. 

MSHA Rev 1990 38 pp 

Cat No: SM 10 

Price: Free of charge (1 copy) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Accident Prevention (C/MNM) 

De fines and de scribes ac ci dents and causes of acci dents. Ex plains what is in volved in ef fec tive ac cident pre ven tion pro grams in min ing. In cludes a 

study of ac ci dent causes at all lev els and the 

means of deal ing with those causes. 

MSHA Rev 1999 38 pp 

Cat No: SM 4 

Price: Free of charge (1 copy) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

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Advanced Mine Emergency Operations 

(C/MNM) 

These ma te ri als were de signed for use in the Mine

Sim u la tion Lab o ra tory to con duct Mine Emer gency 

Re sponse Di sas ter ex er cises. The mate ri als can be 

mod i fied to be used in other simu lated settings. Includes an In struc tor’s Guide for con duct ing the exer cise and a Stu dent’s Text for those who will be 

per form ing the exer cise. NOTE: IG 16, Princi ples 

of Mine Res cue, is a part of this pro gram. Copies 

need to be or dered when CI 4 is or dered. 

MSHA 1992 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide (C) 51 pp 

Student’s Text (C) 7 pp 

Cat No: CI 4 (Instructor’s Guide-C) 

Cat No: CI 4a (Student’s Text-C) 

Price: $4.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$2.00 (Student’s Text) 

Advisory Committee Recommendations to 

Eliminate Black Lung and Silicosis (C) 

On Jan u ary 31, 1995, Sec re tary of La bor Rob ert B. 

Reich estab lished the Ad vi sory Com mit tee on the

Elim i na tion of Pneumo co ni o sis Among Coal Mine 

Workers. The key Commit tee rec om men da tions, 

which will help di rect MSHA’sef forts to elim i nate 

coal mine dust-re lated lung dis ease, are sum marized un der eight topic head ings in this pam phlet. 

Note: There is a com pan ion card (HH-8 ) to this 

pam phlet. See “Pocket Cards” sec tion on how to

or der. 

MSHA 1997 8 pp 

Cat No: OT 25 

Price: Free of charge 

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Manual, Mining 

Industry (C/MNM) 

A col lec tion of prac ti cal in for ma tion on al co hol and 

drug abuse in the work place. In cludes bib li og ra phies 

of sources and ma te ri als on Em ployee As sis tance 

Pro grams (EAP’s). Can be used in con nec tion with 

vid eo tape Sub stance Abuse – Is It Our Problem? (VC 901) 

MSHA 1986 42 pp 

Cat No: OT 8 

Price: Free of charge (1 copy) 

$3.00 (each additional copy) 

Analysis of Underground Powered 

Haulage Lost Time Accidents, January N EW 

1990 — December 1999 (C/MNM) 

This publi ca tion ad dresses un der ground pow ered 

haul age lost time ac ci dents that oc curred dur ing the 

pe riod Jan u ary 1990 through De cem ber 1999 in volving shut tle cars, scoops, track-mounted equip ment, 

mo bile haul age equip ment, and con veyor belts. Although min ing meth ods and equip ment vary greatly 

in coal and metal/non metal min ing, the sim i lar i ties of 

haul age equip ment and the meth ods of op er a tion 

are sim i lar; there fore, the study in cludes both coal 

and metal/non metal pow ered haul age ac ci dents. 

This report iden ti fies the ma jor fac tors that led to 

these ac ci dents, and rec om mends ac ci dent pre vention meth ods to re duce the fre quency of these ac cidents. 

MSHA 2000 18 pp 

Cat No: OT 43 

Price: Free of charge 

Annual Refresher Training Games (C) 

Com pi la tion of ques tions and an swers, var i ous 

game for mats and guide lines for us ing games in

train ing. The guide is de signed to be used in an nual 

re fresher train ing. Topics in clude: 

1. Roof and Rib Control 

2. Self-Rescue Devices 

3. Communication 

4. Respiratory Devices 

5. Explosives 

6. Permissibility 

7. Accident Prevention Techniques 

8. Health 

9. Barricading 

10. First Aid 

11. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 

12. Haulage and Transportation 

13. Recognition and Avoidance of Electrical 

Hazards 

14. Gases 

15. Ventilation 

16. Surface Mining 

17. Miscellaneous 

MSHA 1989 610 pp 

Cat No: IG 79 

Price: $9.00 

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Anthracite Mining Workbook 

This work book, in the pro grammed in struc tion format, dis cusses the var i ous as pects of Anthra cite 

min ing: the an thra cite coal fields of Penn syl va nia; 

mine de vel op ment; the four meth ods of min ing 

(full-box breast, open breast, slant breast, and 

longhole meth ods); ven ti la tion; and roof and rib control. 

MSHA Rev 1999 59 pp 

Cat No: PI 13 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$3.00 (each additional copy) 

Back Injuries in the Mining Industry 

Deals with back in ju ries in the coal and metal/nonmetal min ing in dus try. It ad dresses back in jury statis tics, anat omy and com mon back prob lems, the 

causes and cor rec tive ac tions for back in jury preven tion, and rec om men da tions for de vel op ing a 

pro gram for the pre ven tion of back in ju ries. 

MSHA Rev 2000 26 pp 

Cat No: SM 24 

Price: Free of charge (1 copy) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Bins and Hoppers Safety Awareness Program 

(C/MNM)

De signed for train ers of coal and metal/non metal 

mine per son nel. Covers the safe han dling of ma teri als around bins and hop pers, work ing safely 

around bins and hop pers, the pre ven tion of en trapment, and res cue in the event of an en trap ment. 

The pro gram con tains eight sec tions: 

1. Bins and Hoppers Related Law 

2. Entrapment of Miners 

3. Development of Safe Work Methods Around 

Bins and Hoppers 

4. General Bins and Hoppers Safety/Technical 

Information 

5. Abstracts of Bin and Hopper Accidents 

6. Bins and Hoppers Safety Awareness Factors 

to Utilize in a Training Session 

7. Key Safety Awareness Points to Remember 

When Involved with Bins and Hoppers 

8. Illustrations and Abstracts of Bin and Hopper 

Fatalities 

MSHA 1988 83 pp 

Cat No: IG 66 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$4.00 (each additional copy) 

Blaster’s Training Program for Independent 

Contractors (C/MNM) 

De signed to train in de pend ent con trac tors in the 

safe use and appli ca tion of ex plo sives. The training 

pack age in cludes: Leader’s Guide, Knowl edge 

Check list for Su per vi sors, Knowl edge Check list for 

Trainees, an OJT Check list, and a Stu dent Workbook. A multi- part vid eo tape cov ers the fol low ing

top ics: Safety in Blasting, Buckle Up on the Job, 

Ground Con trol in Sur face Mining (Coal), Sur face 

Blasting in Metal and Non metal Mines, Quarry 

Safety, Safety in Sur face Coal Mining, and Haz ard 

Rec og ni tion and Avoid ance in Sur face Coal Mining. 

Note: Sep a rate tapes on a sin gle sub ject are not 

avail able. 

MSHA Rev 1997 194 pp 

Cat No: IG 81 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$5.00 (each additional copy) 

$8.00 (1 videotape) 

Blasting Hazard Awareness: Surface and 

Underground Coal Mines 

These two pro grams cover blast ing haz ard rec og nition and avoid ance in and around un der ground and 

sur face coal mines. 

Surface Coal Mine Blasting 

Hazard Awareness 108 pp 

Underground Coal Mine 

Blasting Hazard Awareness 112 pp 

Please spec ify pro gram(s) wanted when or der ing. 

MSHA Rev 1996 

Cat No: IG 71 (Surface) 

IG 72 (Underground) 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$4.00 (each additional copy) 

Blasting Hazard Awareness: Surface Metal and 

Nonmetal 

Covers blast ing haz ard rec og ni tion and avoid ance 

in and around sur face metal and non metal mines. 

MSHA Rev 1996 100 pp 

Cat No: IG 73 

Price: Free of Charge (1 book) 

$4.00 (each additional copy) 

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Blasting Hazard Awareness: Underground 

Metal and Nonmetal 

Covers blast ing haz ard rec og ni tion and avoid ance 

in and around un der ground metal and non metal 

mines. 

MSHA Rev 1996 139 pp 

Cat No: IG 74 

Price: Free of Charge (1 book) 

$4.00 (each additional copy) 

Blasting Requirements — Surface Coal 

This train ing pack age of les son plans, hand outs, vi ­

su als, and stu dent text is de signed to train en try 

level coal mine in spec tors and their su per vi sors. 

Topics in clude: prop er ties and char ac ter is tics of explo sives; ex plo sives mag a zines; ve hi cles used to 

trans port ex plo sives; per son nel who han dle ex plosives; han dling and use of ex plo sives; and blast ing 

agents. Course con tent em pha sizes haz ard rec og nition and safe work prac tices, and is keyed to MSHA 

reg u la tions. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide 395 pp 

Student’s Text 25 pp MSHA 1994 

Cat No: CI 21 (Instructor’s Guide) 

CI 21a (Student’s Text) 

Price: $7.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$2.00 (Student’s Text) 

Blasting Requirements—Underground Coal 

This train ing pack age of les son plans, hand outs, 

vi su als, and stu dent text is designed to train entry 

level coal mine in spec tors and their su per vi sors. 

Topics in clude: permis si ble ex plo sives; qual i fied 

per sons; ex plo sives and blast ing equip ment; transpor ta tion of explo sives and det o na tors; mag a zines; 

sheathed ex plo sives; bore holes; prep a ra tion be fore 

blast ing; prim ers; mul ti ple-shot blast ing; stem ming; 

blast ing cir cuits; meth ane con cen tra tion and tests; 

fire pro ce dures; ex am i na tion af ter blasting; misfires; 

and dam aged or de te ri o rated ex plo sives and det ona tors. Course con tent em pha sizes haz ard rec ogni tion and safe work prac tices, and is keyed to 

MSHA regu la tions. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide 263 pp 

Student’s Text 31 pp 

MSHA 1994 

Cat No: CI 24 (Instructor’s Guide) 

CI 24a (Student’s Text) 

Price: $6.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$2.00 (Student’s Text) 

Bleeder and Gob Ventilation Systems (C) 

This pub li ca tion is stu dent hand out ma te ri als used 

in the Bleeder and Gob Ven ti la tion Sys tems course. 

The course ap plies to un der ground coal min ing and 

is pri mar ily of in ter est to ven ti la tion spe cial ists, 

safety in spec tors, and su per vi sors. Ma te rials include a text book con tain ing in for ma tion on ven ti lation prin ci ples; bleeder sys tem de sign, ap prov als, 

in spec tion and ex am i na tion, and eval u a tion; and illus tra tions of bleeder sys tems. Ven ti la tion reg u lations, case study in for ma tion, and other ma te ri als 

are also in cluded in the pack age. 

MSHA 1996 359 pp 

Cat No: CI 42 

Price: Free of charge (1 copy) 

$6.00 (each additional copy) 

Bloodborne Pathogens: A Guide for the 

Mining Industry N EW 

This guide contains in for ma tion about the risk of occu pa tional ex po sure to bloodborne patho gens and 

how mine op er a tors can re duce this risk. 

MSHA 2000 24 pp 

Cat No: IG 44 

Price: Free of charge (1 copy) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Coal Country 

This computer pro gram, de vel oped for el e men tary 

school chil dren, will help them learn about coal forma tions, deposit lo ca tions, min ing tech niques, and 

com mon uses of coal in ev ery day life. The pro gram 

is avail able on five 3 1/2-inch com puter dis kettes. 

BuM 1994 

Cat No: OT 9 

Price: $9.00 (5 computer diskettes) 

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 TRAINING MATERIALS

Coal Mine Maps 

Re views uses and im por tance of coal mine maps; 

dis cusses the dif fer ent man da tory maps; and de ­

scribes how to gather data, pre pare maps and inter pret in for ma tion on maps. 

MSHA Rev 1990 24 pp 

Cat No: SM 12 

Price: Free of charge (1 copy) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Coal Mining 

Gives an over view of coal min ing. It be gins with the 

or i gin and na ture of coal, pro gresses through under ground and sur face min ing meth ods, train ing, 

and mine hazards, and ends with the uses of coal. 

In cludes a glos sary of com mon min ing terms. 

MSHA Rev 1999 29 pp 

Cat No: SM 1 

Price: Free of charge (1 copy) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Coal Preparation 

This in struc tor guide is one of a se ries of N EW 

six books cov er ing min ing sys tems. It in tro duces 

the ma jor steps in pre par ing coal. Some of the subjects cov ered in clude: prepa ra tion plant systems, 

de liv ery to the plant, crush ing and break ing, siz ing, 

wash ing, dewatering and dry ing, and stor age and 

trans por ta tion of coal. 

MSHA 2000 47 pp 

Cat No: IG 54 

Price: $3.00 

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 30, via 

Computer Linkup 

The min ing com mu nity can gain quick ac cess to 

cur rent reg u la tions, program infor ma tion bul le tins,

pol icy memos, and other data on MSHA’s home 

page on the Internet at http://www.msha.gov. Also, 

cop ies may be pur chased from Su per in ten dent of 

Doc u ments, Gov ern ment Print ing Of fice, Washington, D.C. 20402 Telephone: 202/512-1800 

Fax: 202/512-2233 

Combustible Materials and Rock Dusting (C)

De signed to train the Federal Coal Mine Inspec tor 

on the dan gers in her ent with coal dust. It is intended to de scribe the haz ards to show the in spector how to iden tify haz ard ous loose coal, and to 

train the in spec tor how to make rock dust sur veys, 

and how to take samples. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide 90 pp 

Student’s Text 41 pp 

MSHA 1992 

Cat No: CI 3 (Instructor’s Guide) 

CI 3a (Student’s Text) 

Price: $3.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$2.00 (Student’s Text) 

Compliance Guide to MSHA’s 

Occupational Noise N EW 

MSHA’sre vised noise stan dard be came ef fec tive 

on Sep tem ber 13, 2000. This com pli ance guide is 

pro vided in a ques tion and an swer for mat. The infor ma tion pro vided in this guide is in tended to assist the min ing in dus try in com ply ing with the 

re vised noise standard. 

MSHA 2000 24 pp 

Cat No: IG 33 

Price: Free of charge 

Coping with Substance Abuse in Mining 

Deals with sub stance abuse in the min ing in dustry, which is a re flec tion of the ex pe ri ence of Amer ican in dus try in gen eral. The man ual puts forth a 

five-part strat egy for con trol ling sub stance abuse at 

the work place; es tab lish ment of a writ ten sub stance 

abuse pol icy; su per vi sory train ing; em ployee ed uca tion and aware ness; an em ployee as sis tance 

pro gram; and drug test ing, as ap pro pri ate. 

MSHA 1991 36 pp 

Cat. No: SM 25 (English Version) 

SM 25-S (Spanish Version) 

Price: Free of charge (1 copy) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

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Degraded Image Hazard Recognition (C) 

The goal of this pro gram is to im prove the abil ity 

of min ers to rec og nize haz ards in their dan ger ous 

work en vi ron ment, and thereby, to re duce ac cidents. The pro gram is based on re search conducted by the U.S. Bu reau of Mines (now NIOSH) 

in con junc tion with the Il li nois De part ment of Nat ural Re sources and Il li nois East ern Com mu nity College. A study has found that miners trained with 

this method have shown a greater improve ment in 

their haz ard rec og ni tion skill level as com pared to 

tra di tional meth ods. 

NIOSH 1997 8 pp 

Cat No: IG 1 

Price: $12.00 (includes 1 book, 10 slides, 

and a videotape) 

Don’t Be the Fall Guy! 

This book let is part of the PROP (Pre ven -

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tive Roof/ Rib Out reach Pro gram). It is de signed to 

alert min ers to the haz ards pre sented in un derground coal min ing from falls of roof, face, and ribs. 

This book let de scribes the sources of roof/rib hazards and pro vides prac ti cal in for ma tion to avoid inju ries from what has been his tor i cally the great est 

dan ger to un der ground min ers. Sources of tech nical as sis tance on roof con trol and other health and 

safety train ing re sources are in cluded. 

MSHA 2000 25 pp 

Cat No: OT 44 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Draeger BG 174A Breathing Apparatus, 

Using the

De signed to show, step-by-step, the proper use of 

this mine res cue ap pa ra tus. A PowerPoint (PPT) 

pre sen ta tion on a CD and il lus tra tions for mak ing 

trans par en cies are included. The CD includes a 

PPT viewer so that the pre sen ta tion can be used 

with any ver sion of PPT or none at all. Note: System require ments for viewer are – 486K or higher

pro ces sor; Win 95, 98, or 2000 sys tem, or Win NT 

Work sta tion 3.51 (with Ser vice Pack 5.x or later), 

or NT 4.0; 9MB hard disk space; and VGA or higher

res o lu tion. 

MSHA Rev 2000 31 pp 

Cat No: IG 21 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$ 2.00 (each additional book) 

$10.00 (1 book, CD) 

Draeger OXY-SR 60B Self-Contained 

Self-Rescuer 

De signed to en sure proper use of the de vice dur ing 

a mine emergency. 

MSHA Rev 1999 33 pp 

Cat No: IG 39 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$10.00 (1 book, 32 slides) 

Dust — What You Can't See CAN Hurt 

You! (C) N EW 

This book let de scribes the haz ards as so ci ated with 

dust ex po sures in coal min ing and pro vides min ers 

and mine op er a tors with in for ma tion on a va ri ety of 

meth ods of pre vent ing or re duc ing these ex posures. 

MSHA 1998 24 pp 

Cat No: OT 4 

Price: Free of charge 

Electrical Hazards (C/MNM) 

Elec tric ity is used to power most min ing equip ment 

(in un der ground mines, in sur face min ing drill ing 

and loading op er a tions, in prep a ra tion plants and in 

mills). Man ual cov ers haz ards of elec tric ity. Concen trates on elec tri cal shock and elec tri cal arcs. 

Pres ents meth ods of con trol ling these haz ards. 

MSHA Rev 2000 52 pp 

Cat No: SM 9 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

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Electrical Hazards Awareness Program 

(C/MNM) 

Covers elec tri cal haz ards rec og ni tion and avoidance in and around coal and metal/non metal op er ations. The pro gram con tains twelve in de pend ent 

sec tions, each con tain ing ques tion and an swer exer cises: 

A. Introduction to Electricity 

B. Statistics 

C. Underground Electrical Equipment 

(script for slide-tape program) 

D. Permissibility 

E. Mine Electrical Substations 

F. Grounding 

G. Methane Monitors 

H. Battery and Battery-Charging Safety 

I. Overhead Power Line Hazards 

J. Trailing Cables (script for slide-tape program) 

K. Trolley Wires and Feeder Wires Underground (script for slide-tape program) 

L. Electrical Fatalities 

MSHA 1988 391 pp 

Cat No: IG 65 

Price: Free of charge (1 book, 12 sections) 

$ 7.00 (each additional copy) 

$15.00 (Section C – 52 slides, 1 tape) 

$15.00 (Section J – 54 slides, 1 tape) 

$13.00 (Section K – 42 slides, 1 tape) 

Equipment Guarding, MSHA’s Guide to 

(C/MNM) 

De signed to as sist in dus try, la bor, and MSHA inspec tors in ob tain ing uni for mity in me chan i cal safeguard ing. Ba sic prin ci ples of guard ing are 

dis cussed. Var i ous tech niques are il lus trated 

(with brief written expla na tions). 

MSHA Rev 2000 36 pp 

Cat No: OT 3 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

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Fatal Accidents at Small Crushed Stone 

and Sand and Gravel Mining Operations, 

1994-1999 (MNM) 

N EW 

This pub li ca tion pres ents in for ma tion on the 74 

fatal i ties in volv ing crushed stone and sand and 

gravel op er a tions from Jan u ary 1994 through Decem ber 1999. Small mines in this pub li ca tion refer 

to mines with 50 or fewer em ploy ees. This pub li cation in cludes sta tis tics for the fa tal i ties as well as 

ab stracts, il lus tra tions, and best practices. 

MSHA 2000 73 pp 

Cat No: OT 41 

Price: Free of charge 

Fatal Accidents Involving Construction, 

Maintenance and Repair at Coal Mines, N EW 

1996-1999 

This publi ca tion pres ents in for ma tion on fa tal i ties

in volv ing construc tion fatal i ties that oc curred in coal 

min ing op er a tions from Jan u ary 1996 through Decem ber 1999. The fa tal i ties in this re port con sist of

ac ci dents involv ing con struc tion, main te nance, and 

re pair. It in cludes sta tis tics for all of the fa tal i ties, as 

well as ab stracts and il lus tra tions. From Jan u ary 

1996 through Decem ber 1999, 132 min ers and 

con trac tors died at coal op er a tions. Of the 132 fatal i ties, 28 fa tal i ties in volved con struc tion. 

MSHA 2000 12 pp 

Cat No: OT 35 

Price: Free of charge 

Fatal Accidents Involving Construction, 

Maintenance and Repair at Metal/ N EW 

Nonmetal Mines, 1996-1999 

This pub li ca tion pres ents in for ma tion on con struction fa tal i ties that oc curred in metal/non metal min ing

op er a tions from Janu ary 1996 through Decem ber 

1999. The fa tal i ties in this re port con sist of ac cidents in volv ing con struc tion, main te nance, and repair at metal/nonmetal mining op er a tions. From

Jan u ary 1996 through De cem ber 1999, 213 min ers 

died at metal/non metal op er a tions. Of the 213 fa tali ties, 84 fa tal i ties in volved con struc tion. 

MSHA 2000 20 pp 

Cat No: OT 36 

Price: Free of charge 
TRAINING MATERIALS

Fatal Accidents Involving Contractors at 

Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mines, 

1996-1999 

N EW 

This publi ca tion pres ents infor ma tion on fa tal i ties involv ing con trac tors that oc curred in coal and metal/ 

non metal op er a tions from Jan u ary 1996 through 

De cem ber 1999. It in cludes sta tis tics for all of the 

fa tal i ties, as well as ab stracts and il lus trations. From Jan u ary 1996 through De cem ber 1999, 

346 min ers and con trac tors died at coal and 

metal/non metal op er a tions. Of the 346 fa tal i ties, 86 

fa tal i ties in volved con trac tors. 

MSHA 1999 26 pp 

Cat No: OT 37 

Price: Free of charge 

Fatal Accidents Involving Conveyors at 

Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mines, N EW 

1990-1999 

This pub li ca tion pres ents in for ma tion on the 15 

fa tal i ties that oc curred at coal op er a tions and the 

31 fa tal i ties that oc curred at metal and nonmetal 

op er a tions from Jan u ary 1, 1990, through December 31, 1999, as a re sult of con veyor re lated ac cidents. This publi ca tion in cludes sta tis tics for the 

fa tal i ties as well as ab stracts, il lus tra tions, and best

prac tices. 

MSHA 2000 61 pp 

Cat No: OT 40 

Price: Free of charge 

Fatal Accidents Involving Drowning at 

Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mines, 

1996-1999 

N EW 

This pub li ca tion pres ents in for ma tion on fa tal i ties 

in volv ing drownings that oc curred in coal and 

metal/non metal min ing op er a tions from Jan u ary 

1996 through De cem ber 1999. It in cludes sta tistics for all of the fa tal i ties, as well as ab stracts and 

il lus tra tions. The drown ing fa tal i ties in this re port 

come un der several dif fer ent ac ci dent clas si fi cations.These clas si fi ca tions are slip or fall of person, ma chin ery, pow ered haul age, elec tri cal, and 

“other.” From Janu ary 1996 through Decem ber 

1999, 346 min ers and con trac tors died at coal and 

metal/non metal op er a tions. Of the 346 fa tal i ties, 17 

fa tal i ties in volved drown ing. 

MSHA 2000 14 pp 

Cat No: OT 34 

Price: Free of charge 

Fatal Accidents Involving Independent 

Contractors at Coal Mines, 1996-1999 N EW 

This pub li ca tion pres ents in for ma tion on the 81 

fatal i ties in volv ing in de pend ent contrac tors that 

occurred in coal min ing op er a tions from Jan u ary 1, 

1996, through De cem ber 31, 1999. This pub li ca tion 

in cludes sta tis tics for the fa tal i ties as well as abstracts, il lus tra tions, and best prac tices. 

MSHA 2000 27 pp 

Cat No: OT 38 

Price: Free of charge 

Fatal Accidents Involving Independent 

Contractors at Metal and Nonmetal N EW 

Mines, 1996-1999 

This pub li ca tion pres ents in for ma tion on the 67 

fatal i ties in volv ing inde pend ent con trac tors that occurred in metal and nonmetal min ing op er a tions 

from Jan u ary 1, 1996, through De cem ber 31, 

1999. This publi ca tion in cludes sta tis tics for the fatal i ties as well as ab stracts, il lus tra tions, and best 

prac tices. 

MSHA 2000 47 pp 

Cat No: OT 39 

Price: Free of charge 

Fatal Accidents Involving Roof Falls in 

Coal Mining, 1996-1998 N EW 

This publi ca tion pres ents in for ma tion on fa tal i ties

in volv ing roof and rib falls that oc curred in coal mining op er a tions from Jan u ary 1996 through Decem ber 1998. Dur ing this pe riod, 36 min ers died 

at coal op er a tions from ac ci dents clas si fied as 

roof falls. This publi ca tion in cludes sta tis tics for 

the fa tal i ties as well as ab stracts, best prac tices, 

and illus tra tions. 

MSHA 1999 33 pp 

Cat No: OT 42 

Price: Free of charge 

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Fatal Illustration Program (C/MNM) 

High lights fa tal ac ci dents that oc curred in N EW 

coal and metal/nonmetal mines and alerts min ers to 

dan gers around mines and how po ten tial ac ci dents 

can be pre vented. Flex i ble and adapt able to many 

dif fer ent train ing sit u a tions (new miner, an nual refresher, task safety train ing – large or small groups, 

gen eral safety meet ings or spe cial em pha sis safety 

talks). Avail able as a slide pro gram with one-page 

il lus trated ab stracts (sum ma ries) of fa tal min ing acci dents. Please or der by quan tity and ti tle(s) desired. 

MSHA Up dated ev ery 6 months 

Cat No: OT 10 (Coal – Surface and 

Underground) 

OT 12 (Metal/Nonmetal – Surface 

and Underground) 

Price: Free of charge 

Fire Protection (C/MNM)

De signed to train Fed eral Mine In spec tors in the inspec tion of fire pro tec tion sys tems and equip ment 

in both un der ground and sur face mines, in ac cordance with 30 CFR 75 and 30 CFR 77(Coal), and 

30 CFR 56 and 30 CFR 57 (M/NM). 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide (C) 128 pp 

Student’s Text (C) 6 pp 

Instructor’s Guide (M/NM) 118 pp

Student’s Text (M/NM) 6 pp 

MSHA 1992 

Cat No: CI 5 (Instructor’s Guide-C) 

CI 5a (Student’s Text-C) 

CI 6 (Instructor’s Guide-MNM) 

CI 6a (Student’s Text-MNM ) 

Price: $4.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$2.00 (Student’s Text) 

Fire Safety (C/MNM) 

Deals with the haz ards as so ci ated with fires, and 

the pro ce dures used to pre vent fires and to pro tect 

life and prop erty when fires do oc cur. 

Note to Trainer: Although designed for 

mining applications, the sections on fire 

causes and detection systems are useful 

in any setting. 

MSHA Rev 1990 42 pp 

Cat No: SM 13 (English Version) 

SM 13-S (Spanish Version) 

Price: Free of charge (1 copy) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

First Aid (C/MNM) 

De scribes first aid tech niques. Dis cusses how to 

stop bleed ing and con trol shock. Lists spe cific first 

aid pro ce dures for a wide va ri ety of in ju ries. 

NOTE: Span ish ver sion avail able on VHS vid eotape from the Univer sity of Texas at Aus tin 

(see page 1). 

MSHA Rev 1999 62 pp 

Cat No: SM 3 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

First Aid Book (C/MNM) 

De signed to pro vide work ers in the min ing in dus try 

with ba sic first aid knowl edge and skills in or der to 

better pre pare them to deal with both on-the-job 

and off-the-job ac ci dents and emer gen cies. 

MSHA Rev 1998 251 pp 

Cat No: IG 61 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$6.00 (each additional copy) 

First Aid Instructor’s Guide (C/MNM)

De signed for first aid train ers in the min ing in dus try. 

Teaches meth ods to care for sick or in jured persons. The train ing ma te ri als are pack aged 

loose-leaf to help train ers ex tract se lected study 

top ics from the to tal pack age. The book con tains 

printed cop ies of vi suals which can be made into

trans par en cies. 

MSHA Rev 2000 329 pp 

Cat No: IG 52 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$7.00 (each additional copy) 

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Front-End Loader Hazard Awareness Program 

(C/MNM) 

Covers front-end loader haz ard rec og ni tion and 

avoid ance in and around coal and metal/non metal 

op er a tions. 

MSHA 1987 77 pp 

Cat No: IG 76 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$10.00 (1 book, 30 slides) 

Guide to Conducting Noise Sampling, A 

M SHA’s revised noise stan dard be came N EW 

ef fec tive on Sep tem ber 13, 2000. This noise sampling guide will pro vide the user with easy-to-read 

in struc tions on how to con duct noise sur veys. 

These sur veys can be used to com ply with the

mon i tor ing require ments of the re vised noise rule 

and are in tended to be best prac tices for the min ing

in dus try. 

MSHA 2000 9 pp 

Cat No: IG 32 

Price: Free of charge 

Haul Road Inspection Handbook 

The de sign and main te nance of haul roads 

N EW 

plays an im por tant role in sur face haul age safety. 

This handbook pro vides guid ance for con duct ing a 

safety in spec tion of a mine’s haul age roads. A crit ical con cern is that de sign fea tures, such as the 

width, steep ness and lay out of the roads, be compat i ble with the per for mance ca pa bil i ties of the 

equip ment, as well as pro vide for rea son able variabil ity in the level of skill and ex pe ri ence of the 

equip ment op er a tors. The hand book in cludes summa ries of MSHA’sstan dards that ap ply to haul 

roads. 

MSHA 2000 58 pp 

Cat No: IG 58 

Price: Free of charge 

Haulage Fatalities – Surface Coal 

(1996-1999) N EW 

This publi ca tion high lights haul age fa tal i tiesthat occurred at surface coal op er a tions from Jan u ary 

1996 through Decem ber 1999. The fatal i ties in this 

re port in volve equip ment such as: haul trucks, 

front-end load ers, boom trucks, con crete trucks, 

scrap ers, pickup trucks, and au to mo biles. 

MSHA 2000 21 pp 

Cat No: OT 5 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Haulage Fatalities – Surface Metal and 

Nonmetal (1996-1999) N EW 

This publi ca tion high lights haul age fa tal i tiesthat occurred at sur face metal and non metal op er a tions 

from Jan u ary 1996 through De cem ber 1999. The 

fatal i ties in this re port in volve equip ment such 

as: haulage trucks, front-end loaders, scrapers, 

water trucks, fork lifts, and pickup trucks. 

MSHA 2000 38 pp 

Cat No: OT 6 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Haulage Fatalities – Underground Coal 

(1996-1999) N EW 

This pub li ca tion high lights haul age fa tal i ties that 

oc curred at un der ground coal op er a tions from

Jan u ary 1996 through De cem ber 1999. The fa tali ties in cluded in this re port in volve all fa tal i ties 

clas si fied by the Mine Safety and Health Ad minis tra tion as “haulage/pow ered haulage.” These 

sta tis tics do not in clude haul age fa tal i ties at surface ar eas of un der ground op er a tions. 

MSHA 2000 27 pp 

Cat No: OT 14 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

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 TRAINING MATERIALS

Hazard Recognition Training Program 

for Construction, Maintenance, and 

Repair Activities 

N EW 

This is a NIOSH-de vel oped train ing pro gram that 

pro vides sur face min ers with in for ma tion for increas ing their knowl edge and aware ness of the 

many haz ards that ex ist in con duct ing con struc tion, 

main te nance, and re pair tasks in the work place. It 

co or di nates spe cific in struc tion ma te ri als with 3-D 

scenes that de pict a va ri ety of haz ards and enhance the per cep tual skills of the train ees. This program con sists of an In struc tor’s Guide and three 

3-D reels. 

NIOSH 1999 

Cat No: IG 45 

Materials 

Needed: Instructor’s Guide 78 pp 

Three 3-D reels 

View-Master* 3-D viewers may be 

purchased directly from the 

manufacturer at Fisher-Price, Inc., ViewMaster Custom Sales, Customer 

Service, 636 Girard Avenue, East 

Aurora, NY 14052 Phone 

716-687-3899. 

Price: Instructor’s Guide $3.00 

Three 3-D reels $6.00 

* Reference to specific products does not imply 

endorsement by MSHA. 

Hazard Recognition Training Program 

for Underground Limestone 

N EW 

This NIOSH-de vel opedhaz ard recog ni tion train ing 

pro gram was de vel oped by com bin ing the degraded im age con cept with 3-D slides. It fo cuses 

on teach ing un der ground lime stone min ers cer tain 

tech niques for rec og niz ing vi sual cues in the workplace and us ing these cues to eval u ate min ing 

con di tions and haz ard ous sit u a tions. This pro gram

con sists of an instruc tor’s Guide and four 3-D 

reels. 

NIOSH 1997 

Cat No: IG 46 

Materials 

Needed: Instructor’s Guide 44 pp 

Four 3-D reels 

View-Master* 3-D viewers may be 

purchased directly from the 

manufacturer at Fisher-Price, Inc., ViewMaster Custom Sales, Customer 

Service, 636 Girard Avenue, East 

Aurora, NY 14052 Phone 

716-687-3899. 

Price: Instructor’s Guide $2.00 

Three 3-D reels $8.00 

* Reference to specific products does not imply 

endorsement by MSHA. 

Heat Stress in Mining (MNM) 

Deals with heat stress and strain and heat con trol 

mech a nisms in the hu man body. De scribes signs of 

and first aid for heat-related disor ders. Heat stress 

con trol mea sures are noted. 

MSHA Rev 2000 32 pp 

Cat No: SM 6 (English Version) 

SM 6-S (Spanish Version) 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Historical Mining Disasters 

This publi ca tion in cludes pic tures and news pa per 

clip pings, taken from ac tual Bu reau of Mines di saster re ports, of some of the worst min ing di sas ters. 

The pub li ca tion also in cludes a list ing of His tor i cal 

Coal Mine Di sas ters in the United States from 

1900-1976 and a list ing of His tor i cal Metal and 

Non metal Mine Di sas ters in the United States from 

1900-1979. 

MSHA 2000 56 pp 

Cat No: OT-32 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$3.00 (each additional copy) 

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TRAINING MATERIALS

Hoisting (C/MNM ) 

This ma te rial out lines var i ous types of hoists, wire 

ropes, rope end at tach ments, hoist ing sys tem compo nents, brake men cars, por tal shaft el e va tors, and 

recordkeeping, as well as ap pen di ces and coal and 

metal and non metal man da tory safety stan dards related to hoist ing. In ad di tion to the text ma te ri als, 

hand outs, les son plans, vi su als, and tests and evalu a tions are in cluded which will as sist in in struct ing 

hoist ing train ing. 

Books 

Student’s Text 452 pp 

MSHA 1994 

Cat No: CI 16a Coal (Student’s Text) 

CI 17a MNM (Student’s Text) 

Price: $8.00 (Student’s Text) 

Industrial Hygiene for Healthier Miners 

(C/MNM) 

Deals with in dus trial hy giene – the sci ence and art 

of rec og ni tion, eval u a tion and con trol of health hazards at work. Text in cludes ex am ples of short- term 

and long-term job-re lated ex po sures of work ers to 

toxic agents. Man ual also cov ers pre ven tive measures to protect work ers from harm ful con di tions. 

MSHA Rev 1999 53 pp 

Cat No: SM 21 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Industrial Hygiene: Sampling for Silica 

and Noise N EW 

This pub li ca tion for metal and non metal min ing is 

an in struc tor’s man ual for a three-day classcov er ­

ing the haz ards of sil ica and noise, prin ci ples of indus trial hy giene, sam pling meth ods and 

pro ce dures, and cal cu la tions. The man ual in cludes 

nu mer ous sam pling forms and ap pen di ces. 

MSHA 1999

Instructor’s Guide 335 pp

Student’s Text 159 pp

Cat No: IG 13 (Instructor’s Guide) 

IG 13a (Student’s Text) 

Price: Free of charge 

Industry Supervisory Training — Metal/Nonmetal

De signed for trainers of metal/non metal su per vi sory

per son nel. Fo cuses on ways to in crease awareness of the high rate of super vi sory/fore men fa tal ities and on ways to re duce that rate. Pack aged in 

two vol umes (one for in struc tors and one for par tic ipants), each vol ume is di vided into four mod ules: 

Defining the Problem

Developing an Individualized Safety Program 

Supervisory Skills 

Supervisory Responsibilities

Ma te rials are 3-hole punched. Di viders are furnished. Complete set of ma te ri als con tains: 

Books 

Instructor’s Training Guide 262 pp 

Participant’s Handbook 244 pp 

MSHA 1985 

Cat No: IG 9 (specify number of Participant’s 

Handbooks) 

Price: Free of charge (1 set of books) 

$5.00 (each additional book) 

Instructor Training Workshop Guide

De signed to provide the fun da men tals of in struc tion 

for po ten tial in struc tors. May also be used as a refresher course for expe ri enced in struc tors. 

MSHA Rev 2000 

Cat No: IG 24a (Specific to Part 48) 92 pp 

IG 24b (Specific to Part 46) 90 pp 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$3.00 (each additional copy) 

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 TRAINING MATERIALS

Introduction to Metal/Nonmetal Mining: 

A Programmed Text 

A work book in pro grammed in struc tion for mat that 

cov ers el e ments of un der ground and sur face metal 

and non metal min ing. Each self-con tained work book 

sec tion con tains text ma te ri als, ques tions about the 

text, and answers to these ques tions. Stu dents can 

study and re view the ma te rial at their own pace and 

check their work as they pro ceed. Topics cov ered include: Ba sic Ge ol ogy; Mining and the Amer i can 

Econ omy; Health and Safety Stan dards; The Work 

En vi ron ment; In dus trial Hy giene and Per sonal Protec tive Equip ment; Mine Gases; and Elec tric ity in 

Mining. Other sub jects in clude: Blasting and Explosives; Welding; Surface Machin ery; Surface Machin ery Safety; Dredges and Barges; Under ground 

Mining; Un der ground Mining Ma chin ery; Hoisting; 

Con veyors; Haul age; Pro cessing (Milling and 

Crushing); Sand and Gravel; Ce ment Plants; and 

Salt Mines and Mining. 

MSHA 1995 482 pp 

Cat No: PI 6 

Price: Free of Charge (1 book) 

$8.00 (each additional copy) 

Job Safety Analysis (C/MNM) 

This train ing pack age of les son plans, hand outs, visu als, and stu dent text is de signed to train Fed eral 

Mine In spec tors in Job Safety Anal y sis pro ce dures. 

It al lows the user to be able to iden tify haz ards and 

to de velop step-by-step pro ce dures to pro vide the 

saf est, most ef fi cient way to com plete a ma jor task. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide 168 pp Student’s Text 14 pp 

MSHA Rev 1999 

Cat No: CI 28 (Instructor’s Guide) 

CI 28a (Student’s Text) 

Price: $4.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$2.00 (Student’s Text) 

Job Safety Analysis (C/MNM) 

JSA – an ap proach to ac ci dent pre ven tion. Man ual 

de scribes the four ba sic JSA steps: (1) se lect the 

job, (2) sep a rate the job into ba sic steps, (3) identify the haz ards and (4) con trol each haz ard. 

MSHA Rev 1999 31 pp 

Cat No: SM 5 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Job Safety Analysis Process: A Practical 

Approach, The (C/MNM) 

De signed to en able min ers and su per vi sors to work 

to gether to iden tify haz ards and to de velop step-bystep pro ce dures that make up the saf est, most 

effec-tive way to com plete a ma jor task. The Instruc tion Guide con tains three sec tions: 

I. Leader’s Guide 

Instructional material necessary to teach the 

Job Safety Analysis process. 

II. Visuals 

These visuals follow the Leader’s Guide and 

Participant’s Guide, and can be made into 

transparencies. 

III. Participant’s Guide 

An instructional handout and reference for 

each person who attends Job Safety Analysis 

training. 

You may want to or der ad di tional cop ies of the 

Par tic i pant’s Guide. 

MSHA 1990 

Cat No: IG 83 (Instruction Guide) 90 pp 

IG 83a (Participant’s Guide) 14 pp 

Price: Free of charge (1 copy) 

$4.00 (each additional Instruction 

Guide) 

$2.00 (each additional Participant’s 

Guide) 

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Mine Electricity (C/MNM)

De signed to train Fed eral Mine In spec tors in the inspec tion of elec tri cal sys tems and units in both under ground and sur face mines, in ac cor dance with 

30 CFR 75 and 30 CFR 77 (Coal), and 30 CFR 56 

and 30 CFR 57 (MNM). 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide (C) 162 pp 

Student’s Text (C) 58 pp 

Instructor’s Guide MNM) 137 pp 

Student’s Text (MNM) 117 pp 

MSHA Rev 1999 

Cat No: CI 7 (Instructor’s Guide-C) 

CI 7a (Student’s Text-C) 

CI 8 (Instructor’s Guide-MNM) 

CI 8a (Student’s Text-MNM )

Price: $4.00 CI 7 Instructor’s Guide - C

$3.00 CI 7a Student’s Text - C 

$4.00 CI 8 Instructor’s Guide - MNM 

$4.00 CI 8a Student’s Text - MNM 

Mine Emergency Ventilation (C/MNM)

De signed for use by mine res cue team mem bers 

and man ag ers and su per vi sors re spon si ble for 

mine res cue ef forts. Les sons in clude in struc tion on 

mak ing deci sions on venti lat ing or seal ing emergency ar eas and build ing ven ti la tion con trols and 

seals. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide (C) 33 pp 

Student’s Text (C) 8 pp 

Instructor’s Guide (MNM) 33 pp 

Student’s Text (MNM) 8 pp 

MSHA 1992 

Cat No: CI 9 (Instructor’s Guide-C) 

CI 9a (Student’s Text-C) 

CI 10 (Instructor’s Guide-MNM) 

CI 10a (Student’s Text-MNM) 

Price: $2.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$2.00 (Student’s Text) 

Mine Escapeways (C/MNM) 

An in tro duc tion to mine escapeways and evac u ation. Stresses the im por tance of hav ing clear 

escapeways in case of an emergency. 

MSHA Rev 1997 24 pp 

Cat No: SM 11 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Mine Gases (C/MNM) 

A com plete ref er ence on the sources and prop erties of mine gases (in clud ing ex plo sive and toxic effects). Dis cusses means of de tec tion, iden ti fi ca tion, 

anal y sis and le gal re quire ments for each gas found 

in mine air. Also includes mine gas control meth ods. 

MSHA Rev 1999 42 pp 

Cat No: SM 2 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Mine Illumination (C) 

De scribes the eye and how it works; how low and 

high light ing lev els af fect vi sion. In cludes brief history of types of light ing used in mines from an cient 

times. Ex plains MSHA standards and pol i cies that 

re quire il lu mi na tion in mines (un der ground and surface); how to meet these re quire ments; howlight 

lev els are mea sured; and where to get as sis tance. 

MSHA Revised 2000 90 pp 

Cat No: IG 53 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$3.00 (each additional copy) 

Mine Maps — Underground (C) 

This course is de signed to train Fed eral Coal Mine 

In spec tors to read and in ter pret under ground coal 

mine maps. In cluded are the reg u la tions with ex amples of their us age, and sug gested mine map symbols. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide 95 pp 

Student’s Text 9 pp 

MSHA 1996 

Cat No: CI 40 (Instructor’s Guide) 

CI 40a (Student’s Text) 

Price: $3.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$2.00 (Student’s Text) 

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 TRAINING MATERIALS

Mine Rescue Training Modules (C/MNM) 

Mod ules are de signed to train ex pe ri enced or in expe ri enced mine res cue team mem bers. Each

self-con tained unit cov ers a sep a rate sub ject and 

includes sug gested hand outs and vi sual aids. 

WV Uni ver sity Mining 

Exten sion Ser vice 1981 

BuM Con tract JO308002 

Books 

Introduction to Mine Rescue (2002) 

Metal/Nonmetal Training Module (2201) 

Coal Training Module (2101) 

MSHA Rev 1999 

Cat No: IG 5 - Introduction869 pp 

IG 6 - Metal/Nonmetal 528 pp 

IG 7 - Coal 486 pp 

Price: $12.00 IG 5 – Introduction 

$ 8.00 IG 6 – Metal/Nonmetal 

$ 7.00 IG 7 – Coal 

Mine Ventilation (C/MNM) 

Re views the ba sic el e ments of mine ven ti la tion. 

Em pha sizes the im por tance of good ven ti la tion 

for a safe and healthy work en vi ron ment. 

MSHA Rev 1999 43 pp 

Cat No: SM 20 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Miners’ Health Pack, The 

The Miners’ Health Pack is a manual on 

N EW 

health haz ards in min ing. It re flects MSHA’s de termi na tion to protect min ers from ex po sure to such 

well-known health haz ards as sil ica, car bon mon oxide, and noise, as well as in ju ries re sult ing from repet i tive work oc cur ring in cramped places and 

awk ward po si tions. 

Through the Health Pack, which is re ally a se ries 

of fact sheets and re sources, MSHA hopes to 

make basic scien tific, med i cal, and con trol technol ogy in for ma tion about health hazards in min ing 

un der stand able to min ers and mine op er a tors so 

that they can take action to re duce ex po sures and 

pro tect min ers. The ma te ri als are pack aged in a 

binder so that new train ing ma te ri als on haz ards 

such as lead, mer cury, or die sel ex haust can be 

added as they are de vel oped by MSHA to cre ate a 

com pre hen sive man ual on health haz ards. 

MSHA 1999 86 pp 

Cat No: IG 28 

Price: Free of charge 

Miners’ Rights and Responsibilities 

Under the Federal Mine Safety and N EW 

Health Act of 1977, Guide to (C/MNM)

Sum ma rizes rights and respon si bil i ties of min ers, 

their rep re sen ta tives, and ap pli cants for mine work

un der the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 

1977. In tended as a guide only and not as an “of ficial” state ment of the law or as a source for le gal inter pre ta tions of the Act. 

Com pletely re writ ten and up dated to in clude in forma tion on Part 46. 

MSHA Rev 2000 52 pp 

Cat No: OT 2 

Price: Free of charge 

MSA One Hour SSR Self-Contained 

Self-Rescuer 

De signed to en sure proper use of the de vice dur ing 

a mine emergency. 

MSHA Rev 1991 35 pp 

Cat No: IG 38 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$9.00 (1 book, 29 slides) 

MSA W-65 Self-Rescuer 

In structs un der ground work ers and vis i tors in the 

proper use of this self-rescuer. Pro vides stu dents 

with work ing knowl edge of the de vice and the ability to use the self-res cuer in an emer gency. The 8 

ba sic steps are pic tured on a set of slides as well 

as a pocket card. A CD on which a PowerPoint presen ta tion (with a “reader” so the user can view the 

pre sen ta tion with out the need of the PowerPoint 

pro gram) of the en tire man ual is also avail able. 

MSHA Rev 2000 15 pp 

Cat No: IG 2 (1 book, 10 slides or 1 CD) 

Cards: 100 cards per set 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$ 5.00 (1 book, 10 slides) 

$8.00 (1 book, 1 CD) 

$ 5.00 (per set of cards) 

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On-The-Job Training Modules — Anthracite 

and Bituminous Coal Preparation Plants and 

Shops 

Sixteen-part pro gram de vel oped co op er a tively by 

MSHA and mem bers of the an thra cite and bi tu minous coal min ing in dus try. De signed to sup ple ment 

ex ist ing train ing pro grams and as sist the in dus try in

con duct ing ef fec tive on-the-job train ing (OJT). 

Topics in clude: 

1. Plant Operation 

2. Plant Maintenance and Repair 

3. Maintaining Conveyor Systems 

4. Welding and Cutting 

5. Electrical Procedures for Nonelectricians 

6. Thermal Dryer Operation 

7. Railcar Handling 

8. Barge Haulage/Dredge Operations 

9. Barge Loading Facilities 

10. Front-End Loader Operation 

11. Truck Haulage 

12. Bulldozer Operation 

13. Mobile Crane Operation 

14. Ladders and Scaffolds 

15. Manual Handling of Materials 

16. Prevention of Slips and Falls

Ad den dum - Questions for Discus sion 

MSHA 1988 226 pp 

Cat No: IG 49 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$5.00 (each additional copy) 

On-The-Job Training Modules — Cement 

De veloped co op er a tively by MSHA and mem bers 

of the ce ment in dus try. A fif teen-mod ule pro gram: 

1. General Plant Cleanup 

2. Cleaning Belt Conveyors 

3. Unplugging Clinker Breaker 

4. Shooting Kiln Gun 

5. Unplugging Preheater 

6. Restarting After a Plantwide Power Failure 

7. Manual Handling of Materials 

8. Operating and Handling Railroad Equipment 

9. Splicing Conveyor Belts 

10. Using an Overhead Hoist to Lift or Handle 

Parts or Material 

11. Replacing the Drive Chain or Belt on a 

Screw Conveyor 

12. Handling Materials with Shop Overhead 

Crane 

13. Welding and Cutting 

14. Equipment Lockout Procedures 

15. Electrical Procedures for Non-Electricians 

Each mod ule con tains a brief job de scrip tion and a 

ge neric job safety anal y sis (JSA) of a job com mon 

to ce ment op er a tions. 

MSHA 1985 113 pp 

Cat No: IG 42 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$4.00 (each additional copy) 

On-The-Job Training Modules — Metal and 

Nonmetal Dredges

De veloped co op er a tively by MSHA and mem bers 

of the dredg ing in dus try. A five-mod ule pro gram: 

1. Dredge Operations 

2. Barge Haulage 

3. Replacing Major Components of a Cutterhead 

Dredge 

4. Equipment Lockout Procedures 

5. Manual Handling of Materials 

Each mod ule con tains a brief job de scrip tion and a 

ge neric job safety anal y sis (JSA) of a job com mon 

to dredg ing op er a tions. 

MSHA 1985 44 pp 

Cat No: IG 41 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$4.00 (each additional copy) 

On-The-Job Training Modules — Metal and 

Nonmetal Inspectors 

This 23-part se ries of on-the-job train ing ma te ri als 

is used in the train ing of MSHA metal/non metal inspec tors. It may also be used by in dus try per son nel 

wish ing to im prove their in spec tion ca pa bil i ties. 

Topics in clude: 

1. Citations and Orders 

2. Inspection Procedures 

3. Ground Control 

4. Loading, Hauling and Dumping 

5. Machinery and Equipment 

6. Material Storage and Handling 

7. Fire Prevention and Control 

8. Air Quality, Ventilation, and Noise 

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9. Electricity

10. Illumination 

11. Personal Protection

12. Compressed Air and Boilers 

13. Drilling

14. Explosives

15. Miscellaneous

16. Part 50

17. Safety Programs

18. Travelways and Escapeways

19. Hoisting

20. Accident Investigation

21. Mine Rescue and Emergency Procedures 

22. Gassy Mines

23. Radiation

MSHA Rev 2000 281 pp 

Cat No: IG 55 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$6.00 (each additional copy) 

On-The-Job Training Modules — Sand, 

Gravel, and Crushed Stone N EW 

De veloped coop er a tively by MSHA and mem bers of 

the sand, gravel and crushed stone in dus tries. Designed to sup ple ment ex ist ing train ing pro grams and 

as sist the in dus try in con duct ing ef fec tive on-the-job 

train ing (OJT). Con sists of nine teen mod ules: 

1. Starting the Plant

2. Plant Clean-Up

3. Plant Shutdown

4. Plant Operation

5. Maintaining Conveyor Systems 

6. Plant Repair

7. Welding and Cutting

8. Equipment Lockout Procedures

9. Electrical Procedures for Non-Electricians

10. Truck Haulage

11. Ground Control

12. Inspecting and Replacing Cables (Wire

Ropes)

13. Replacing the Drive Chain or Belt on a

Screw Conveyor

14. Manual Handling of Materials

15. Using an Overhead Hoist to Lift or Handle 

Parts or Material

16. Handling Material with Shop Overhead 

Traveling Crane

17. Primary Crushing Operation 

18. Operating Drilling Equipment

19. Transportation, Use, and Storage of

Explosives

Each mod ule con tains both a de scrip tion and a generic job safety anal y sis ( JSA) of a job com mon to 

sand, gravel and crushed stone op er a tions. 

MSHA Rev 2000 204 pp 

Cat No: IG 40 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$6.00 (each additional copy)

On-The-Job Training — Structuring Effective 

Programs (C/MNM) 

How to design, con duct, and eval u ate struc tured 

OJT training pro grams. In tended as a guide for 

su per vi sory per son nel in volved inOJT. 

MSHA 1983 89 pp 

Cat No: IG 12 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$3.00 (each additional copy)

On-The-Job Training Modules — Surface 

Anthracite 

Fif teen-part pro gram de vel oped co op er a tively by 

MSHA and mem bers of the an thra cite min ing indus try. De signed to sup ple ment ex ist ing train ing

pro grams and as sist the in dus try in con duct ing effec tive on-the-job training (OJT). Topics include: 

1. Front-End Loader Operation 

2. Dozer Operation

3. Hauler Operation

4. Pan Scraper Operation

5. Backhoe and Hydraulic Excavator Operation

6. Power Shovel Operation

7. Dragline Operation

8. Drill Operation

9. Storage, Transportation, and Use of

Explosives

10. Field Maintenance of Surface Equipment 

11. Welding and Cutting

12. Inspecting and Replacing Wire Ropes (Cables)

13. Ground Control

14. Manual Handling of Materials 

15. Prevention of Slip and Fall Accidents

Ad den dum - Questions for Discus sion

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Each mod ule con tains an in tro duc tion and a generic job safety anal y sis ( JSA) of a job com mon to 

sur face an thra cite op er a tions. 

MSHA Rev 1999 210 pp 

Cat No: IG 51 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$6.00 (each additional copy) 

On-The-Job Training Modules — Surface Coal 

Fif teen-part pro gram de vel oped co op er a tively by 

MSHA and mem bers of the sur face coal min ing indus try. De signed to sup ple ment ex ist ing train ing

pro grams and as sist the in dus try in con duct ing effec tive on-the-job training (OJT). Topics include: 

1. Front-End Loader Operation 

2. Bulldozer Operation 

3. Truck Haulage 

4. Pan Scraper Operation 

5. Backhoe and Hydraulic Excavator Operation 

6. Power Shovel Operation 

7. Dragline Operation 

8. Drill Operation 

9. Storage, Transportation and Use of 

Explosives 

10. Field Maintenance of Surface Equipment 

11. Welding and Cutting 

12. Inspecting and Replacing Wire Ropes (Cables) 

13. Ground Control 

14. Manual Handling of Materials 

15. Prevention of Slip and Fall Accidents 

Addendum - Questions for Discussion 

MSHA 1987 201 pp 

Cat No: IG 48 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$6.00 (each additional copy) 

On-The-Job Training Modules — Surface 

Coal Mine Inspection N EW 

This 23-module set of ma te ri als is in tended to help 

train en try level coal mine in spec tors. It can also be 

used to re fresh or re train jour ney man in spec tors in 

spe cific sub ject ar eas. 

Topics covered include: 

1. Uniform Mine File 

2. Mine Books and Records 

3. Surface Installations 

4. Refuse Piles 

5. Impoundments 

6. Thermal Dryers 

7. Safeguards for Mechanical Equipment 

8. Compressed Air and Boilers 

9. Electric Equipment - General 

10. Trailing Cables 

11. Grounding 

12. Surface High-Voltage Distribution 

13. Surface Low- and Medium-Voltage AC 

Circuits 

14. Ground Control 

15. Fire Protection 

16. Maps 

17. Explosives and Blasting 

18. Personnel Hoisting 

19. Auger Mining 

20. Surface Loading and Haulage 

21. Miscellaneous 

22. Trolley Wires and Trolley Feeder Wires 

23. Slope and Shaft Sinking 

This train ing pack age has been de vel oped us ing 

the lat est avail able in for ma tion. Be cause reg u lations, pol icy, and min ing tech nol ogy con stantly 

change, be sure to check for infor ma tion that 

could su per sede the ma te rial in the mod ule. 

MSHA 1999 102 pp 

Cat No: IG 25 

Price: $5.00 

On-The-Job Training Modules — Surface 

Metal/Nonmetal 

Sev en teen-part pro gram de vel oped co op er a tively 

by MSHA and mem bers of the sur face 

metal/nonmetal in dus try. De signed to sup ple ment 

ex ist ing train ing pro grams and as sist the in dus try in

con duct ing ef fec tive on-the-job train ing (OJT). 

Topics in clude: 

1. Front-End Loader Operation 

2. Dozer Operation 

3. Hauler Operation 

4. Pan Scraper Operation 

5. Backhoe and Hydraulic Excavator Operation 

6. Mobile Crane Operation 

7. Hydraulic Shovel Operation 

8. Power Shovel Operation 

9. Dragline Operation 

10. Drill Operation 

11. Storage, Transportation and Use of 

Explosives 

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12. Field Maintenance of Surface Equipment

13. Welding and Cutting

14. Inspecting and Replacing Wire Ropes (Cables)

15. Ground Control

16. Manual Handling of Materials

17. Prevention of Slip and Fall Accidents

Addendum - Questions for Discussion

Each mod ule con tains an in tro duc tion and a generic job safety anal y sis ( JSA) of a job com mon to 

sur face metal and non metal op er a tions. 

MSHA 1988 262 pp

Cat No: IG 43

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$6.00 (each additional copy)

On-The-Job Training Modules — Underground 

Anthracite 

Seven-part program devel oped coop er a tively by 

MSHA and mem bers of the an thra cite mining indus try. De signed to supple ment exist ing train ing 

pro grams and as sist the indus try in con duct ing effec tive on-the-job training (OJT). Topics include: 

1. Roof Control - General

2. Installing Permanent Supports 

3. Equipment Lockout Procedures

4. Prevention of Slip and Fall Accidents 

5. Manual Handling of Materials 

6. Installing Ventilation Controls 

7. Blasting Operations

Ad den dum - Questions for Discus sion

MSHA Rev 1999 101 pp

Cat No: IG 50 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$5.00 (each additional copy)

On-The-Job Training Modules — Underground 

Coal 

De signed coop er a tively by MSHA and mem bers of 

in dus try. Con sists of thirteen mod ules: 

1. Roof Control - General

2. Installing Temporary Supports

3. Installing Permanent Supports

4. Shuttle Car Haulage

5. Scoop Haulage

6. Operating Track Haulage Equipment

7. Belt Conveyor Haulage

8. Manual Handling of Materials

9. Prevention of Slip and Fall Accidents 

10. Equipment Lockout Procedures

11. Electrical Procedures for Non-Electricians 

12. Installing Ventilation Controls 

13. Section Belt and Power Center Moves

MSHA 1986 191 pp

Cat No: IG 47

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$5.00 (each additional copy)

On-The-Job Training Modules — 

Underground Coal Mine Inspection N EW 

This 23-module set of ma te ri als is in tended to help 

train en try level coal mine in spec tors. It can also be 

used to re fresh or re train jour ney man in spec tors in 

spe cific sub ject ar eas. 

Topics cov ered in clude: 

1. Uniform Mine File

2. Mine Books and Records

3. Roof Support

4. Ventilation

5. Escapeways

6. Longwall and Shortwall Travelways

7. Combustible Materials and Rock Dusting

8. Electrical Equipment - General

9. Trailing Cables

10. Grounding

11. Underground High-Voltage Distribution

12. Low- and Medium-Voltage A Circuits

13. Trolley Wires and Trolley Feeder Wires

14. Fire Protection - Underground

15. Mine Maps

16. Underground Blasting and Explosives

17. Hoisting and Man Trips

18. Emergency Shelters

19. Communications

20. Miscellaneous

21. Diesel Equipment

22. Respirable Dust

23. Citations and Orders

This train ing pack age has been de vel oped us ing 

the lat est avail able in for ma tion. Be cause reg u lations, pol icy, and min ing tech nol ogy con stantly 

change, be sure to check for infor ma tion that 

could su per sede the ma te rial in the mod ule. 

MSHA 1999 138 pp 

Cat No: IG 26 

Price: $5.00 

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Part 45 – Coal and Metal/Nonmetal 

Entry Level Training N EW 

This program cov ers 30CFR Part 45 which pertains to the regu la tions cov er ing in de pend ent contractors. Based on case stud ies, stu dents will 

de ter mine whether ci ta tion(s) or or der(s) must be

is sued to the inde pend ent con trac tor, to the mine 

op er a tor, or to both. 

MSHA 1997 54 pp 

Cat No: CI 32 

Price: Free of charge 

$3.00 (each additional copy) 

Part 46 Instructors Guide With Lesson 

Plans, 30 CFR N EW 

This guide is de signed to as sist mine op er a tors and 

in de pend ent con trac tors, who are cov ered by the 

part 46 regu la tions, to de velop ef fec tive and 

mine-spe cific train ing pro grams. The tar get au di ence 

for this guide is the in struc tor who gives part 46 training and the per son(s) des ig nated by the op er a tor as 

be ing re spon si ble for part 46 train ing at the mine. 

MSHA 1999 21 pp 

Cat No: IG 37 (English Version) 

IG 37S (Spanish Version) 

Price: Free of charge 

Part 46 Starter Kit With Sample 

Training Forms, 30 CFR N EW 

This pack age is in tended to help the user de velop 

an ef fec tive, mine-spe cific train ing pro gram that 

meets the pro vi sions of part 46. 

MSHA 1999 75 pp 

Cat No: IG 36 (English Version) 

IG 36S (Spanish Version) 

Price: Free of charge 

Part 46 Training Packet — Introduction 

to the Work Environment N EW 

This pack age has 10 sec tions that re view dif fer ent 

sub jects which can be dis cussed with train ees in an 

In tro duc tion to the Work En vi ron ment as re quired 

un der the pro vi sions of part 46. Topics cov ered include: Sur face Ma chin ery, Sur face Ma chin ery 

Safety, Dredges and Barges, Haul age, Pro cessing 

(Milling and Crushing), Conveyors, Elec tric ity in 

Mining, Welding, Blasting and Ex plo sives, and 

Sand and Gravel. 

MSHA 2000 75 pp 

Cat No: IG-31 

Price: Free of charge 

Part 48 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse 

Recognition in the Mining Industry 

(C/MNM) 

A course of study that in cludes les sons on com mon 

types of drugs and their ef fects on the worker, al cohol as a com monly abused sub stance, how to recog nize the symp toms of sub stance abuse, and how 

to get as sis tance for abuse prob lems. Can be tailored to include the com pany’s Em ployee As sistance Pro gram if avail able. In cludes tests and

an swer sheets. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide 26 pp 

Student’s Text 15 pp

MSHA 1992 

Cat No: IG 80 

Price: Free of charge (one book) 

$3.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$3.00 (Student’s Text) 

Part 48 Training — Coal 

Surface 

Gen eral train ing ma te ri als de signed for use at all

sur face coal min ing op er a tions, in clud ing sur face

work ar eas of un der ground mines and coal prep ara tion plants. The com plete pro gram con sists of 23

sep a rate train ing mod ules which sup port four Part

48 train ing cat e go ries:

(1) New Miners Training

(2) Newly Employed Experienced Miners Training

(3) Annual Refresher Training 

(4) Hazard Training

An out line is also fur nished to show train ers how 

the pro gram is put to gether. 

WV University Mining 

Extension Service 1980 

BuM Contract JO188069 

Cat No: IG 22 

Price: $15.00 (23 modules, 1 outline) 

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Underground

Gen eral train ing ma te ri als de signed for use at all

un der ground coal min ing op er a tions. The com plete

pro gram con sists of 27 sep a rate train ing mod ules

which sup port four Part 48 train ing cat e go ries:

(1) New Miners Training

(2) Newly Employed Experienced Miners Training

(3) Annual Refresher Training 

(4) Hazard Training

An out line is also fur nished to show train ers how 

the pro gram is put to gether. 

WV University Mining 

Extension Service 1980 

BuM Contract JO188069 

Cat No: IG 23 

Price: $18.00 (27 modules, 1 outline) 

Part 48 Training — Metal/Nonmetal 

Deep Mines

Gen eral mate ri als designed for use at all deep 

metal/non metal mines — ex cept un der ground salt 

mines. Pack aged in three vol umes: 

(1) New Miners Training 519 pp 

(2) Newly Employed Experienced 

Miners Training 123 pp 

(3) Annual Refresher Training 139 pp 

Bendix Corp 1981 

BuM Contract JO308011 

Cat No: IG 17 

Price: $11.00 (3 books) 

Sand and Gravel Mines 

De signed for use only at sand and gravel mines. 

Re peats gen eral ma te ri als con tained inIG 19 Surface Mines pro gram but has changes and ad ditions spe cific to sand and gravel op er a tions. 

Pack aged in three vol umes: 

(1) New Miners Training 212 pp 

(2) Newly Employed Experienced 

Miners Training 115 pp 

(3) Annual Refresher Training 146 pp 

Bendix Corp 1981 

BuM Contract JO308011 

Cat No: IG 18 

Price: $8.00 (3 books) 

Surface Mines 

Gen eral mate ri als designed for use at all surface 

metal/non metal mines — ex cept sand and gravel

op er a tions and sur face ura nium mines. Pack aged 

in three vol umes: 

(1) New Miners Training 218 pp 

(2) Newly Employed Experienced 

Miners Training 119 pp 

(3) Annual Refresher Training 142 pp 

Bendix Corp 1981 

BuM Contract JO308011 

Cat No: IG 19 

Price: $8.00 (3 books) 

Underground Salt Mines

De signed for use only at under ground salt mines. 

Re peats gen eral ma te ri als con tained inIG 19 Surface Mines pro gram but has changes and ad ditions spe cific to un der ground salt min ing 

op er a tions. Pack aged in three vol umes: 

(1) New Miners Training 235 pp 

(2) Newly Employed Experienced 

Miners Training 118 pp 

(3) Annual Refresher Training 139 pp 

Bendix Corp 1981 

BuM Contract JO308011 

Cat No: IG 20 

Price: $8.00 (3 books) 

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Part 50 — Coal and Metal/Nonmetal 

Title 30 CFR Part 50 defines the accident, injury, 

illness, employment and production (coal) reporting 

obligations to MSHA of operators working on mine 

properties. This information also discusses the 

procedures followed in processing the reported data, 

a description of some statistical computations used 

in arriving at incident and severity rates, and a 

question and answer section. In addition to the text 

materials, handouts, lesson plans, visuals, and test 

and evaluations are included which will assist in 

instructing 30 CFR Part 50 training. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide 222 pp 

Student’s Text 51 pp 

MSHA Rev 1999 

Cat No: CI 30 (Instructor’s Guide) 

CI 30a (Student’s Text) 

Price: $5.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$3.00 (Student’s Text) 

Permissibility – Electric Face Equipment 

(C/MNM)

Ad dresses defi ni tions, man da tory re quire ments, 

and other infor ma tion con cern ing elec tric-driven 

min ing equip ment. 

Note to Trainer: Designed for use by 

safety and maintenance personnel, 

mine inspectors, and other mining 

personnel. 

MSHA Rev 1999 27 pp 

Cat No: SM 16 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Permissible Draeger 810 Respirator for 

Self-Rescue 

De signed to in struct all un der ground per son nel in 

proper test ing and use of this self-res cuer. Explains lim i ta tions of the device. A pocket-card, 

which pic tures the ba sic eight steps re quired for 

proper use, is also avail able. 

MSHA Rev 1991 9 pp 

Cat No: IG 3 (1 book, 10 slides) 

Cards: 100 cards per set 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$5.00 (1 book, 10 slides) 

$5.00 (per set of cards) 

Personal Protective Equipment (C/MNM) 

Use of per sonal pro tec tive equip ment is nec es sary 

in min ing (and in many other oc cu pa tional ar eas – 

in clud ing some home ac tiv i ties). Man ual de scribes 

var i ous devices used, why they are needed, where 

they are needed and how to care for the equipment. (Typ i cal equip ment in cludes head, eye, face, 

foot and body protec tion de vices and re spi ra tory 

pro tec tion de vices.) 

MSHA Rev 1999 69 pp 

Cat No: SM 14 (English Version) 

SM 14-S (Spanish Version) 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Principles of Mine Rescue (C/ MNM)

De signed to in struct min ing per son nel in the prin ciples in volved in mine res cue op er a tions and to increase min ers’ aware ness of the ne ces sity of a 

thor ough knowl edge of mine res cue tech niques. 

MSHA Rev 2000 94 pp 

Cat No: IG 16 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$11.00 (1 book, 36 slides) 

Program Policy Manual 

Sum mary of MSHA’s pol i cies in the ar eas listed

be low:

Volume I - 1977 Mine Act

Volume II - Testing and Evaluation

Volume III - 30 CFR Parts 40-50 and Part 100

Volume IV - Metal/Nonmetal Mines

Volume V - Coal Mines

MSHA Up dated each year 

Cat No: OT 15 (Coal – Volumes I, II, III, V) 

OT 16 (Metal/Nonmetal – Volumes I, 

III, IV) 

OT 17 (General Interest – Volumes I-V) 

Price: OT 15 $7.00 

OT 16 $6.00 

OT 17 $7.00 

Also avail able through MSHA’s 

home page at http://www.msha.gov 

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Repeat Violation Reduction Program 

This program was de vel oped byMSHA’s coal district of fice in Morgantown, West Vir ginia, as an inspec tion pro ce dure. The in tent of the pro gram is to 

re duce the num ber of re peat vi o la tions of man datory stan dards by iden ti fy ing the root causes of the 

vi o la tions. It may also be used by in dus try per sonnel to re duce re peat vi o la tions. 

MSHA Rev 1999 134 pp 

Cat No: IG 63 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$4.00 (each additional copy) 

Roof and Rib Control (C) 

This train ing pack age of les son plans, hand outs,

vi su als, and stu dent text is de signed to train Federal Mine In spec tors in roof con trol plans and

man da tory stan dards re lated to roof and rib control. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide 322 pp 

Student’s Text 104 pp 

MSHA Rev 1999 

Cat No: CI 20 (Instructor’s Guide) 

CI 20a (Student’s Text) 

Price: $6.00 ( Instructor’s Guide) 

$4.00 (Student’s Text) 

Rubber-Tired Front-End Loader and Forklift 

Truck Accident Prevention (C/MNM)

De signed to show safe working proce dures for 

front-end load ers and fork lift trucks. 

MSHA Rev 1991 57 pp 

Cat No: IG 30 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$30.00 (1 book, 134 slides) 

Safety and Health Audit for Aggregate 

Operators (MNM) N EW 

This safety and health audit is a short version 

adapted from IG-14a. It fo cuses on the most common vi o la tions found at ag gre gate op er a tions, 

based on twenty con di tions/prac tices that accounted for 84% of all vi o la tions cited at sand, 

gravel, and crushed stone op er a tions in 1997. 

Com pleting this self-au dit pack age is a first step in

de vel op ing a safety pro gram that will avoid common con di tions/ prac tices at your min ing op er a tion. 

MSHA 1999 21 pp 

Cat No: IG 14 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Safety and Health Audit for Aggregate 

Operators – Long Version ( MNM) N EW 

This safety and health audit is a self-au dit pack age 

that will help to check safety and health condi tions 

at your sur face op er a tion. The au dit is fo cused on 

the re quire ments of 30 CFR Part 56. Com pleting 

this self-au dit pack age is a first step in de vel op ing a 

safety pro gram that will avoid com mon con di tions/ 

prac tices at your min ing op er a tion. 

MSHA 1999 159 pp 

Cat No: IG 14a 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$4.00 (each additional copy) 

Safety Basketball (MNM) 

A 4-team game for use in train ing par tic i pants on 

health and safety stan dards. 

MSHA 1995 50 pp 

Cat No: IG 78 

Price: $4.00 

Safety Observation (C/MNM) 

De signed to help pres ent train ing to min ing in dus try 

per son nel on safety ob ser va tion and to help manage ment un der stand that an ef fi cient safety ob ser vation can be in te grated into mine ac ci dent pre ven tion 

pro grams. This ma te rial is a com pan ion to The Job 

Safety Anal y sis Pro cess: A Prac ti cal Ap proach -

IG 83. 

MSHA Rev 1999 30 pp 

Cat No: IG 84 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

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Sampling for Silica and Noise — A 

Handbook for Metal/Nonmetal Miners N EW 

and Mine Operators 

This hand book pro vides min ers and mine op er a tors 

with ba sic in for ma tion on sam pling meth ods and proce dures. It is based on the course ma te ri als for Industrial Hy giene: Sam pling for Sil ica and Noise 

(IG-13). 

MSHA 1999 37 pp 

Cat No: IG 29 

Price: Free of charge 

Small Mines Training (C)

Gen eral in for ma tion de signed to im prove the ef fective ness of su per vi sory per son nel. In tended for all 

lev els of coal mine man age ment. Com plete set of 

ma te ri als con tains: 

Books 

Managing Maintenance 52 pp 

Human Relations Skills at Work 39 pp 

Managing a Section 37 pp 

Complying With Part 48 55 pp 

Conducting Your Own Training 35 pp 

Elements of Management 

Planning 41 pp 

Developing a Comprehensive 

Safety Program 46 pp 

WV Uni ver sity Mining 

Ex ten sion Ser vice 

(sub con trac tor to HUMRRO) 1982 

BuM Con tract JO188053 HUMRRO 

E81-0303 WVU 

MSHA Rev 1999 

Cat No: IG 11 

Price: $6.00 (7 books) 

Stockpiling Safety 

Deals with the safe op er a tion of mo bile equip ment 

on and around stock piles. Dis cusses the haz ards

as so ci ated with stock piles and re views the pro cedures that can be used to min i mize the oc cur rence 

of ac ci dents. 

MSHA 2000 58 pp 

Cat No: SM 27 

Price: Free of charge (1 copy) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Substance Abuse — Discussion Guide for 

Inspectors (C/MNM) 

This book let con tains a guide for in spec tors to discuss al co hol and drug abuse is sues with work ers 

when mak ing in spec tions. 

MSHA 1992 4 pp 

Cat No: OT 28 

Price: Free of charge 

Substance Abuse — Discussion Guide for 

Managers (C/MNM) 

This book let con tains a guide for man ag ers/su pervi sors or safety di rec tors to make talks on al co hol 

and drug abuse at meet ings or sem i nars, or for

mak ing safety talks. 

MSHA 1992 3 pp 

Cat No: OT 29 

Price: Free of charge 

Substance Abuse Recognition for Supervisors 

(C/MNM)

De signed to edu cate su per vi sors in the common 

types of drugs and their ef fects on the worker, how 

to rec og nize a trou bled em ployee, and how to give 

as sis tance. Can be tai lored to in clude the company’s Em ployee As sis tance Pro gram if avail able. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide 71 pp 

Student’s Text 17 pp 

MSHA 1992 

Cat No: CI 11 (Instructor’s Guide) 

CI 11a (Student’s Text) 

Price: $4.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$3.00 (Student’s Text) 

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Supervisory Training Program (C)

De signed for coal mine sec tion su per vi sors. Focuses on the knowl edge and skills needed to carry 

out su per vi sory re spon si bil i ties. Pack aged in two 

vol umes (one for in struc tor and one for par tic ipants). Each vol ume is di vided into ten les sons: 

1. Role of the Supervisor 

2. Leadership and Supervision 

3. Motivation 

4. General Communications 

5. Organizational Communications 

6. Enforcing Rules and Regulations 

7. Performance Review 

8. Planning 

9. Supervisors’ Training Responsibilities 

10. Supervisors’ Safety Role 

Each vol ume is bound sep a rately. Com plete set of 

train ing ma te ri als con tains: 

Books 

Instructor’s Handbook 456 pp 

Participant’s Handbook 172 pp 

Slides 107 slides 

HUMRRO 1982 

BuM Con tract JO188053 

Cat No: IG 4 

Price: $7.00 (Instructor’s Handbook) 

$4.00 (Participant’s Handbook) 

Surface Contractors Training Program 

(C/MNM ) N EW 

This program will pro vide rec om men da tions and instruc tional guide lines to help pre vent ac ci dents to 

sur face con trac tors in the min ing in dus try. It includes six fun da men tal ac ci dent pre ven tion topics: Re view of Per ti nent Fed eral Laws; Re view of 

In de pend ent Con trac tor Fa tal ities; Re view of General First Aid; Re view Haz ard Training Ap pli ca tions; 

Re view Per ti nent Gen eral Safety Guide lines; and 

Re view Line of Au thor ity and Re spon si bil ity. 

MSHA 1999 478 pp 

Cat No: OT 18 

Price: $7.00 

Surface Haulage Coal Mine Inspector 

Training N EW 

This set of ma te ri als cov ers 39 top ics re lat ing to 

sur face coal mine haul age reg u la tions and pro cedures. 

Books: 

Instructor’s Guide 750 pp 

Student’s Text 50 pp 

MSHA 1997 

Cat No: CI 22 (Instructor’s Guide) 

CI 22a (Student’s Text) 

Price: $11.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$ 3.00 (Student’s Text) 

Surface Haulage Metal/Nonmetal Mine 

Inspector Training N EW 

This set of ma te ri als re views 86 top ics re lat ing to 

sur face metal/nonmetal mine haul age reg u la tions 

and proce dures. 

Books: 

Instructor’s Guide 800 pp 

Student’s Text 27 pp 

MSHA 1997 

Cat No: CI 45 (Instructor’s Guide) 

CI 45a (Student’s Text) 

Price: $11.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$ 3.00 (Student’s Text) 

Surface Haulage Safety (C/MNM)

Ac ci dents involv ing haulage trucks and other 

mobile sur face equip ment con sti tute a ma jor safety 

prob lem in the min ing in dus try. This man ual il lustrates the im por tant prin ci ples of haul road de sign 

and main te nance, brak ing sys tem in spec tion and 

main te nance, and driver pro ce dures re lat ing to 

truck run aways. A sec tion also looks at po ten tial

haz ards and preven tive mea sures as so ci ated with 

sur face haul age, and how these haz ards can be 

min i mized to equip ment op er a tors. 

MSHA Rev 2000 50 pp 

Cat No: SM 22 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

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Surface Installations (C)

De signed to train Fed eral Coal Mine In spec tors in 

the in spec tion of sur face in stal la tions at both un derground and sur face mines, in clud ing coal prep a ration plants, in compli ance with 30 CFR Part 77. A 

les son on in spect ing ther mal dry ers is in cluded. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide 189 pp 

Student’s Text 56 pp 

MSHA 1992 

Cat No: CI 12 (Instructor’s Guide) 

CI 12a (Student’s Text) 

Price: $5.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$3.00 (Student’s Text) 

Surface Powered Haulage Safety 

(C/MNM ) N EW 

This com puter CD con tains vi su als and dis cus sion 

based on a class room pre sen ta tion de vel oped by 

MSHA in struc tors. The train ing ma te rial is aimed at 

sur face haul age ac ci dent pre ven tion, and addresses sev eral of the haz ards that may arise in 

sur face haul age op er a tions at mines. It is pri mar ily 

de signed for equip ment op er a tors, su per vi sors, and 

safety per son nel at sur face mines, and may also be

ben e fi cial for oth ers who work at a sur face mine. 

The full pre sen ta tion may take about an hour and a 

half. The same pre sen ta tion is avail able on MSHA’s 

home page (www.msha.gov); how ever, the CD includes ad di tional for mats for those who wish to 

pres ent the ma te rial full-screen with a com puter 

pro jec tion sys tem, with out be ing con nected to the

in ternet, and/or wish to tai lor the ma te rial to their 

op er a tions. 

MSHA 2000 1 CD 

Cat No: IG 56 

Price: $8.00 

Survey of Substance Abuse Programs in the 

Mining Industry, A (C/MNM) 

Sur vey con ducted for the Mining In dus try Com mittee on Sub stance Abuse. Gives in sight on com pany

pro grams designed to curb work site alco hol and 

drug use. 

MSHA 1990 174 pp 

Cat No: OT 30 

Price: $5.00 (1 book) 

Think “Quicksand”: Accidents Around Bins, 

Hoppers and Stockpiles (C/MNM) 

Each year, lives are lost in ac ci dents in volv ing 

loose ma te ri als. Typically, vic tims have been bur ied 

by ma te rial giving way un der them or fall ing down 

on them. Most vic tims in these ac ci dents have died 

of suf fo ca tion; a few have died of trau matic in ju ries. 

In many cases, acci dent vic tims have been pulled 

down and as phyx i ated in loose ma te rial al most as if 

it were quicksand. That is the rea son this pro gram 

is ti tled: “Think Quick sand.” This pro gram cov ers 44 

se lected fa tal i ties that occurred around bins, stockpiles, and other fa cil i ties at min ing op er a tions during 1980-1986. A wide va ri ety of “quick sand” 

ac ci dents are included. 

MSHA 1988 44 pp 

Cat No: IG 27 

Price: $11.00 (1 book, 38 slides) 

Tire and Rim Safety Awareness Program 

(C/MNM) 

De signed for train ers of coal and metal/non metal 

mine per son nel. Covers the han dling and ser vic ing 

of multi- and sin gle-piece rim wheels. 

MSHA Rev 1999 34 pp 

Cat No: IG 60 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$4.00 (each additional copy) 

Toolbox — Practical Ways to Control 

Exposure to Mercury in Gold Mines N EW 

Ex po sure to mer cury can cause per ma nent dis abil ity 

or even death. This tool box is de signed to share 

“best prac tices” with min ers and man ag ers who work 

at gold and sil ver mines to pre vent ex po sure to mercury. Con tains di a grams and check lists re lated to 

em ployee hy giene fa cil ity, lunch room, re fin ery, 

HVAC, cyanidation pro cess, and gen eral en gi neering con trols. 

MSHA 1999 75 pp 

Cat No: OT 48 

Price: $4.00 

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Toolbox — Practical Ways to Reduce 

Exposure to Coal Dust in Continuous N EW 

Mining 

This tool box de scribes cur rently avail able meth ods 

and prac tices to con trol dust generation and re duce 

dust ex po sure in con tin u ous min ing by prop erly apply ing air and wa ter, and by mod i fy ing the cut ting

se quence. 

MSHA 1999 93 pp 

Cat No: OT 47 

Price: $4.00 

Toolbox — Practical Ways to Reduce 

Exposure to Coal Dust in Longwall N EW 

Mining 

This tool box de scribes cur rently avail able meth ods 

and prac tices to con trol dust gen er a tion and re duce 

dust ex po sure inlongwall min ing by prop erly ap plying air and wa ter, and by mod i fy ing the cut ting sequence. 

MSHA 1999 34 pp 

Cat No: OT 46 

Price: $4.00 

Toolbox — Practical Ways to Reduce 

Exposure to Diesel Exhaust in Mining N EW 

This tool box con tains prac ti cal ideas for re duc ing 

min ers’ ex po sures to die sel par tic u late mat ter in the 

min ing en vi ron ment. 

MSHA 1999 93 pp 

Cat No: OT 45 

Price: $4.00 

Traffic Control at Surface Mines and 

Installations, Guidelines for (C/MNM) 

All kinds and sizes of vehi cles travel roads at surface op er a tions. These ve hi cles are op er ated by 

driv ers who travel the mine haul age roads on a 

daily ba sis or very in fre quently or even for the first 

time. This means that there is a need for good traffic con trol on mine haul roads. This full-color spiral-bound booklet re views what mine op er a tors and 

driv ers need to know about traf fic con trol. 

MSHA 1997 14 pp 

Cat No: OT 26 

Price: $4.00 

TRAP — Take Responsibility for 

Accident Prevention N EW 

Near-misses are in ci dents which in di cate the presence of a haz ard – a “trap,” that is wait ing to catch 

a miner. Traps come and go in the work place ev ery 

day. Some are sim ple, such as a cord stretched 

across a walk way, while oth ers are more com plex 

such as a poorly de signed set of con trols on a mining ma chine. In any case, traps are dan ger ous. 

“Take Respon si bil ity for Ac ci dent Preven tion” is a 

proactivepro gram. It in volves min ers, su per vi sors,

man ag ers, and MSHA in an ef fort to make the 

work place safer for ev ery one. The TRAP Pro gram 

in cludes four short courses. The en tire pro gram is 

avail able on CD. 

MSHA 2000 

Cat No: IG 62 

IG 62a Take Responsibility for 

Accident Prevention 

IG 62b Task Training 

IG 62c Miners’ Rights and 

Responsibilities 

IG 62d Supervisory Responsibilities 

Price: Free of charge (1 of each book) 

$ 2.00 IG 62a Take Responsibility 

for Accident Prevention 

$ 2.00 IG 62b Task Training 

$ 2.00 IG 62c Miners’ Rights and 

Responsibilities 

$ 2.00 IG 62d Supervisory 

Responsibilities 

$8.00 1 CD of entire set 

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Underground Haulage, Transportation, and 

Machinery (C) 

De signed to train Fed eral Coal Mine In spec tors 

in the in spec tion of haul age and trans por ta tion systems and ma chin ery in un der ground coal mines, in 

com pli ance with 30 CFR Part 75. 

Books 

Instructor’s Guide 213 pp 

Student’s Text 144 pp 

MSHA 1992 

Cat No: CI 13 (Instructor’s Guide) 

CI 13a (Student’s Text) 

Price: $5.00 (Instructor’s Guide) 

$4.00 (Student’s Text) 

Winter Alert (C/MNM) 

Sur veys po ten tially dan ger ous con di tionsencountered in un der ground coal op er a tions dur ing the 

win ter months, and cov ers win ter re lated sur face 

min ing haz ards. Al though pri mar ily in tended for 

coal, much of the in for ma tion in this man ual can be 

ap plied to metal/non metal mines. 

MSHA Rev 1999 64 pp 

Cat No: SM 19 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Working Safely With Silica, A Guide to

Ev ery year more than 250 work ers in the U.S. die

with sil i co sis, an in cur able, pro gres sive lung disease caused by overexposure to dust con tain ing

sil ica. If you work, or you are an em ployer, in one of 

the doz ens of in dus tries where dust con tain ing silica is pres ent, you need to know how to pre vent

this dis ease. This guide– a co op er a tive ef fort between the De part ment of La bor and the Na tional Insti tute for Oc cu pa tional Safety and Health in the

De part ment of Health and Hu man Ser vices– ex ­

plains how you can pro tect your self and oth ers

each day on the job.

Note: There is a com pan ion card ti tled “HH-7 –

Tips for Preventing Sil i co sis.” See the “Pocket

Cards” list ing for or der ing in for ma tion.

DOL/NIOSH 1997 20 pp 

Cat No: OT 33 (English Version) 

OT 33S (Spanish Version) 

Price: Free of charge 

45 
 POCKET CARDS

This section is an alphabetical listing of the available printed pocket cards . 

Cards available in Spanish are indicated with an “S” after the Card No. 

MSHA has developed a series of pocket cards covering a variety of topics as 

part of the Agency’s continuing effort to protect the health and safety of our 

Nation’s miners. These cards are available from the Academy at no cost. Be 

sure to include the Card No. and quantity when ordering. 

g Best Practice Card Series (BP) 

BP-1 Brake Systems 

BP-1S Sistema de Frenos 

BP-2 Cab Inspection 

BP-2S Inspección de Cabina 

BP-3 Haulage Equipment Operators 

BP-3S Operadores de Equipo de Transporte 

BP-4 Haulage Safety Attitude 

BP-4S Actitud Sobre la Seguridad en Equipo 

de Acarreos 

BP-5 Highway Truck Pre-Operation 

Inspection 

BP-5S Inspecciones Pre-Operativas par 

a Camiones de carretera 

BP-6 100-Ton or Greater Truck PreOperation Inspection 

BP-6S Inspecciones Pre-Operativas para 

Camiones de 100 o más Toneladas 

BP-7 100-Ton or Less Truck Pre-Operation 

Inspection 

BP-7S Inspecciones Pre-Operativas para 

Camiones de 100 o menos Toneladas 

BP-8 Pre- & Post-Operation Inspection of 

Surface Haulage Equipment 

BP-8S Inspecciones pre-operativas y 

post-operativas a los equipos de carga 

de superficie 

BP-9 ROPS (Rollover Protective Structure) 

and FOPS (Falling Object Protective 

Structure) 

BP-9S ROPS (Estructura Protectora de 

Rodillos y FOPS (Estructura Protectora 

Contra Caidas de Objectos) 

BP-10 Steering 

BP-10S La Dirección 

BP-11 Surface Mine, Powered Truck Haulage 

Dumping Procedures 

BP-12 Truckers’ Training Checklist 

BP-13 Maintenance, Repair and Construction 

BP-14 Operating Equipment Near a Body of 

Water 

BP-15 Contractors’ Machinery 

BP-16 Contractors’ Powered Haulage

BP-17 Electricity

BP-18 Drowning Prevention

BP-19 Mechanics (MNM Contractors)

BP-20 Electrical Safety

BP-21 Cranes (MNM Contractors)

BP-22 Welding/Cutting (MNM Contractors)

BP-23 Haulage (MNM Contractors)

BP-24 Extended Cuts - Remote Control

Miners 

BP-24S Cortes Extendidos Mineros Operando 

Equipos a Control Remoto 

BP-25 Remote Control Miners

BP-25S Mineros Operando Equipos a Control

Remoto 

BP-26 Roof Evaluation and Examination 

BP-26S Evaluación y Examinación de Techos 

BP-27 Retreat Mining 

BP-27S Operaciones Mineras Finales

BP-28 Roof Bolting

BP-28S Pernando Techos

BP-29 Moving to a New Location, Mine or

Job 

BP-29S Moviéndose a Una Nueva 

Localización, 

Mina o Trabajo 

BP-30 Tire and Rim Safety (MNM ) 

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POCKET CARDS 

BP-31 Drilling - Contractors (MNM )

BP-32 Blasting - Contractors (MNM)

BP-33 Pressure Vessels (MNM)

BP-34 Surge Pile Safety

BP-35 Electrical Safety in Coal Mines

BP-36 Haulage Roads

BP-37 Highwall Drills

BP-38 Suggested Safety Measures for 

Operating Equipment on Surge Pile 

BP-39 Truck Drivers - Dump Sites 

BP-40 Truck Drivers - Safe Operating 

Procedures 

BP-41 Truck Drivers - Vehicle Capabilities 

BP-42 Truck Drivers - Arrive Home Alive 

BP-43 Coal Mine Roof Bolter Operators and 

Helpers 

BP-44 Underground Powered Haulage Safety 

for Coal Miners 

BP-45 Roof and Rib Safety in Coal Mines 

BP-46 Coal Mine Longwall Section Employees 

BP-47 Continuous Miner/Loading Machine 

Operators and Helpers 

BP-48 Conveyor Safety Tips for Laborers 

BP-49 Conveyor Safety Tips for Mechanics 

BP-50 Conveyor Safety Tips for Plant 

Operators 

BP-51 Conveyor Safety Tips for Supervisors 

BP-52 Hazardous Conditions: Posting, 

Correcting, and Recording (Coal) 

BP-53 On-Shift Examination (Coal)

BP-54 Preshift Examination (Coal)

BP-55 Weekly Examinantion (Coal)

BP-56 Bucket Repair (Anthracite)

BP-57 Crane Operation (Anthracite)

BP-58 Electrical (Anthracite)

BP-59 Hoisting/Man Trips (Anthracite)

BP-60 Roof Bolter (Anthracite)

BP-61 Safety Reminders for Truck Drivers at

Dump Points (Anthracite) 

BP-62 Slips or Falls Underground (Anthracite) 

BP-63 Timberman/Miner (Anthracite) 

BP-64 Working Around Bins, Hoppers, and 

Draw-Off Tunnels (Anthracite) 

BP-65 Winter Alert 

BP-66 MSHA Notice for Contractors 

BP-67 Responsibilities of Independent 

Contractors Working on Mine Property 

BP-68 Repair and Maintenance of Surface 

Equipment 

BP-69 Falling/Sliding Material, Highwalls 

and Banks 

BP-70 Slips and Falls on Mobile Equipment 

BP-71 Geology and Mining - Ground Control 

for Underground Gold Mines 

BP-72 Examination/Testing/Scaling - Ground 

Control for Underground Gold Mines 

BP-73 Rock Bolting - Ground Control for 

Underground Gold Mines 

g Health Hazard Card Series ( HH) 

HH-1 Examination of Respirable Dust 

Controls at Underground Coal Mine 

HH-2 Mineral Dust Hazard and Sampling (C) 

HH-3 Polyurethane Foam Health Hazards 

(C) 

HH-4 Silica Exposure of Surface Coal Miners 

HH-5 Hazards of Silica to Underground 

Coal Miners 

HH-6 Silica Exposure of MNM Miners 

HH-7 Tips for Preventing Silicosis: If It’s 

Silica, It’s Not Just Dust (NIOSH) 

HH-8 Advisory Committee Recommendations 

to Eliminate Black Lung and Silicosis 

HH-9 Two Minutes on Silicosis for Metal and 

Nonmetal Miners 

HH-10 Two Minutes on Silicosis for Coal 

Miners 

HH-11 Working in Confined Spaces (MNM) 

HH-12 Filter Self-Rescue Devices (MNM ) 

HH-13 Hazards of Radon Progeny 

HH-14 Poison Plants 

HH-15 Personal Noise Measurements (MNM) 

HH-16 Working With Mercury (MNM) 

HH-17 “Watch Your Back” - Prevent Back 

Injuries 

HH-18 Welding Hazards (MNM) 

HH-19 Mineral Dust Hazards and Sampling 

(MNM) 

HH-20 Heat Stress 

HH-21 Asbestos Hazards in the Mining 

Industry 

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 POCKET CARDS

HH-22 Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis (Black 

Lung) 

HH-23 Controlling Dust for a Healthier Work 

Environment 

HH-24 Respirable Dust Monitoring Using 

Single, Full-Shift Samples 

HH-25 Cold Injuries 

HH-26 Diesel Exhaust Gases - Nitrogen 

Dioxide (NO 2) 

HH-27 Diesel Exhaust Gases - Carbon 

Monoxide (CO) 

HH-28 Carbon Monoxide and Mining

HH-30 Bloodborne Pathogens

HH-31 Hearing Conservation

HH-32 Beryllium Hazards in the Mining

Industry 

The following cards may be of special interest to Independent Contractors. 

BP-1 Brake Systems 

BP-1S Sistema de Frenos 

BP-2 Cab Inspection 

BP-2S Inspección de Cabina 

BP-3 Haulage Equipment Operators 

BP-3S Operadores de Equipo de Transporte 

BP-4 Haulage Safety Attitude 

BP-4S Actitud Sobre la Seguridad en Equipo 

de Acarreos 

BP-5 Highway Truck Pre-Operation 

Inspection 

BP-5S Inspecciones Pre-Operativas par 

a Camiones de carretera 

BP-6 100-Ton or Greater Truck PreOperation Inspection 

BP-6S Inspecciones Pre-Operativas para 

Camiones de 100 o más Toneladas 

BP-7 100-Ton or Less Truck Pre-Operation 

Inspection 

BP-7S Inspecciones Pre-Operativas para 

Camiones de 100 o menos Toneladas 

BP-8 Pre- & Post-Operation Inspection of 

Surface Haulage Equipment 

BP-8S Inspecciones pre-operativas y 

post-operativas a los equipos de carga 

de superficie 

BP-9 ROPS (Rollover Protective Structure) 

and FOPS (Falling Object Protective 

Structure) 

BP-9S ROPS (Estructura Protectora de 

Rodillos y FOPS (Estructura Protectora 

Contra Caidas de Objectos) 

BP-10 Steering 

BP-10S La Dirección 

BP-11 Surface Mine, Powered Truck Haulage 

Dumping Procedures 

BP-12 Truckers’ Training Checklist

BP-15 Contractors Machinery

BP-16 Contractors Powered Haulage

BP-19 Mechanics (MNM Contractors)

BP-20 Electrical Safety

BP-21 Cranes (MNM Contractors)

BP-22 Welding/Cutting (MNM Contractors)

BP-23 Haulage (MNM Contractors)

BP-31 Drilling - Contractors (MNM )

BP-32 Blasting - Contractors (MNM)

BP-66 MSHA Notice for Contractors

BP-67 Responsibilities of Independent

Contractors Working on Mine Property 

BP-68 Repair and Maintenance of Surface 

Equipment 

BP-69 Falling/Sliding Material, Highwalls 

and Banks 

BP-70 Slips and Falls on Mobile Equipment 

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INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

This section is an alphabetical listing of available Informational Reports (Irs). 

In for ma tional Reports (IRs) are an on-going series of scien tific and techni cal

pub li ca tions produced by MSHA. IRs are free of charge. Use the order blank 

in the back of this cat a log to re questIRs. Please or der by IR num ber and ti tle. 

Analysis of Noise Reduction With Earmuff 

Hearing Protectors Under Field Conditions— 

Coal and Metal/Nonmetal 

Re views 540 field tests com par ing A-weighted 

noise lev els mea sured in side and out side a va ri ety 

of ear muff hear ing pro tec tors. The re port con cludes 

that the earmuffs ef fec tive ness in re duc ing noise 

fre quently falls far short of the man u fac turer’s NRR 

(noise re duc tion rat ing). 

MSHA 1994 42 pp 

Cat No: IR 1221 

Price: Free of charge 

Calibration and Maintenance Procedures for 

Coal Mine Respirable Dust Samplers 

De scribes the stan dard pro ce dures used by MSHA 

for cal i bra tion of cur rently ap proved per sonal samplers and as so ci ated equip ment and for main tenance of this equip ment. Su per sedes IR 1121. 

MSHA 1996 19 pp 

Cat No: IR 1240 

Price: Free of charge 

Comparison of Infrared Absorbances for 

Standard Samples Prepared From Sieved and 

Nonsieved Quartz Reference Materials 

MSHA an a lyzes re spi ra ble coal mine dust samples for quartz con tent as part of their pro gram to 

en force en vi ron men tal dust lev els as man dated by 

the 1977 Act. A quartz refer ence mate rial is neces sary to pre pare cal i bra tion curves for the quanti ta tive mea sure ment of the min eral. This re port 

sum ma rizes re sults of a study con ducted to de termine if the cali bra tion of x-ray dif frac tion in strumen ta tion was sig nif i cantly dif fer ent af ter par ti cles 

larger than 10 mi crom e ters in size were re moved 

from the ref er ence ma te rial. 

MSHA 1994 11 pp 

Cat No: IR 1223 

Price: Free of charge 

Comparison of Noise Exposure Measurements 

Conducted With Sound Level Meters and 

Noise Dosimeters Under Field Conditions 

(C/MNM) 

Makes ab so lute and rel a tive com par i sons be tween 

the mea sur ing po si tions where noise do sim e ters 

and sound level me ters are used in as sess ing 

noise ex po sures. 

MSHA 1995 32 pp 

Cat No: IR 1230 

Price: Free of charge 

Dust Sampling and Laboratory Testing 

Procedures After Underground Coal Mine 

Explosions 

Sum ma rizes the meth ods for col lect ing sam ples of 

the coal and re main ing dust taken af ter an un derground coal mine ex plo sion, and dis cusses the infor ma tion ob tained by anal y sis of each sam ple. 

MSHA 1996 14 pp 

Cat No: IR 1239 

Price: Free of charge 

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Effect of Threshold on Noise Dosimeter 

Measurements and Interpretation of Their 

Results, The 

Dis cusses the var i ous func tions of the noise do sime ter, and why data col lected with in stru ments that 

func tion at one set thresh old level may dif fer from 

that collected with an instru ment that uses a dif ferent, or no, thresh old level. Rec om men da tions are 

made to pro vide as sis tance in se lect ing the threshold level of the do sim e ter in or der to achieve the 

de sired ob jec tive of the noise dose mea sure ment. 

MSHA 1994 16 pp 

Cat No: IR 1224 

Price: Free of charge 

Evaluation of Gases From Mine Explosions by 

Elemental Balancing, The

In tro duces a new in dex, called the (H/C) In dex, 

used in inves ti ga tions of fire and ex plo sions to deter mine fuel com po si tion. 

MSHA 1996 31 pp 

Cat No: IR 1231 

Price: Free of charge 

Evaluation of Muff Type Hearing Protectors as 

Used in the Mining Industry—Coal and 

Metal/Nonmetal 

Sum ma rizes re sults of a study con ducted to eval uate muff type hear ing pro tec tor de vices (HPDs) 

worn by min ers work ing in a min ing en vi ron ment. 

The study con cludes that field per for mance of muff 

type HPDs is signif i cantly less than that predicted 

by the En vi ron men tal Pro tec tion Agency Noise Reduc tion Rating. 

MSHA 1994 21 pp 

Cat No: IR 1222 

Price: Free of charge 

Field Evaluations of Hearing Protection Devices 

at Surface Mining Environments — Coal and 

Metal/Nonmetal

Sum ma rizes the re sults of a study conduct ed to 

eval u ate the ef fec tive ness of ear muff type hear ing 

pro tec tion de vices and their pre dict abil ity when they 

were be ing worn by min ers per form ing nor mal work 

du ties. 

MSHA 1994 31 pp 

Cat No: IR 1213 

Price: Free of charge 

Injury Experience in Coal Mining, 1989-1998 

Re views in de tail the oc cu pa tional in jury and ill ness

ex pe ri ence of coal min ing in the United States for 

the years listed below. Sum mary ref er ence tab u lations are in cluded at the end of the re port. 

1989 IR 1196 404 pp 

1990 IR 1205 404 pp 

1991 IR 1207 406 pp 

1992 IR 1215 399 pp 

1993 IR 1225 406 pp 

1994 IR 1232 413 pp 

1995 IR 1242 397 pp 

1996 IR 1253 384 pp 

1997 IR 1258 375 pp 

1998 IR 1265 384 pp 

Price: Free of charge 

Injury Experience in Metallic Mineral Mining, 

1989-1998 

Re views the oc cu pa tional in jury and ill ness experience of me tal lic min eral min ing in the United 

States for the years listed be low. Sum mary ref erence tab u la tions are in cluded at the end of the report. 

1989 IR 1197 295 pp 

1990 IR 1201 299 pp 

1991 IR 1208 290 pp 

1992 IR 1218 273 pp 

1993 IR 1226 276 pp 

1994 IR 1233 290 pp 

1995 IR 1243 286 pp 

1996 IR 1254 285 pp 

1997 IR 1261 284 pp 

1998 IR 1266 280 pp 

Price: Free of charge 

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Injury Experience in Nonmetallic Mineral Mining 

(Except Stone and Coal), 1989-1998 

Re views the oc cu pa tional in jury and ill ness experience of non me tal lic min eral min ing (ex cept 

stone and coal) in the United States for the years 

listed below. Sum mary ref er ence tab u la tions are included at the end of the re port. 

1989 IR 1198 321 pp 

1990 IR 1202 324 pp 

1991 IR 1209 312 pp 

1992 IR 1219 299 pp 

1993 IR 1227 296 pp 

1994 IR 1234 297 pp 

1995 IR 1244 305 pp 

1996 IR 1255 300 pp 

1997 IR 1262 290 pp 

1998 IR 1267 291 pp 

Price: Free of charge 

Injury Experience in Sand and Gravel Mining, 

1989-1998 

Re views in de tail the oc cu pa tional in jury and ill ness

ex pe ri ence of sand and gravel min ing in the United 

States for the years listed be low. Sum mary ref erence tab u la tions are in cluded at the end of the report. 

1989 IR 1199 107 pp 

1990 IR 1204 115 pp 

1991 IR 1211 114 pp 

1992 

1993 

IR 1217 

IR 1229 107 pp115 pp 

1994 IR 1235 112 pp 

1995 IR 1246 111 pp 

1996 IR 1257 109 pp 

1997 IR 1259 112 pp 

1998 IR 1269 114 pp 

Price: Free of charge 

Injury Experience in Stone Mining, 1989-1998 

Re views in de tail the oc cu pa tional in jury and ill ness

ex pe ri ence of stone min ing in the United States for 

the years listed below. Sum mary ref er ence tab u lations are in cluded at the end of this re port. 

1989 IR 1200 512 pp 

1990 IR 1203 510 pp 

1991 IR 1210 516 pp 

1992 IR 1216 507 pp 

1993 IR 1228 507 pp 

1994 IR 1236 510 pp 

1995 IR 1245 519 pp 

1996 IR 1256 522 pp 

1997 IR 1260 521 pp 

1998 IR 1268 531 pp 

Price: Free of charge 

Installation of MSHA-Accepted Ground Wire 

Monitors, Guidelines for the (C) 

Con tains man u fac tur ers’ instal la tion di a grams for 

un der ground im ped ance moni tors, under ground

con ti nu ity mon i tors, and sur face mon i tors. 

MSHA 1996 128 pp 

Cat No: IR 1241 

Price: Free of charge 

Introduction to Operator Air Sampling 

Programs N EW 

The first in a se ries of re ports as sist ing mine op er ators in deter min ing the ad e quacy of their con trol 

mea sures and in plan ning for ef fec tive moni tor ing 

of their em ploy ees’ ex po sure to sil ica dust and 

other air borne con tam i nants. 

MSHA 1999 23 pp 

Cat No: IR 1250 

Price: Free of charge 

Magnitude of the Noise-Induced Hearing Loss 

Problem in the Mining Industries, The 

Pro longed ex po sure to haz ard ous noise lev els results in a per son de vel op ing noise-in duced hear ing 

loss (NIHL). The anal y sis in this re port dem onstrates con clu sively that NIHL is a ma jor health 

prob lem af fect ing the min ing in dus tries. 

MSHA 1994 18 pp 

Cat No: IR 1220 

Price: Free of charge 

Material Instability Hazards in Mine-Processing 

Operations 

Many ac ci dents oc cur in the min ing in dus try because of in sta bil ity of ma te rial dur ing han dling and 

pro cess ing op er a tions. This re port pro vides in for mation on safe work ing pro ce dures at stock piles and 

surge piles. 

MSHA 1994 10 pp 

Cat No: IR 1212 

Price: Free of charge 

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Noise Exposure in U.S. Coal Mines 

This paper pres ents the mean and stan dard de vi ation of over 60,000 full-shift noise dose mea surements for var i ous un der ground and sur face coal 

min ing oc cu pa tions. The re port also com pares and 

con trasts the lev els with his tor i cal noise ex po sure 

mea sure ments for se lected coal min ing oc cu pations that were pub lished in the 1970s. 

MSHA 1994 46 pp 

Cat No: IR 1214 

Price: Free of charge 

Presentations From the 1992 Coal Mining 

Impoundment Informational Meeting 

This report con tains 15 pre sen ta tions about is sues 

in volved in de sign and con struc tion of dams as so ciated with coal min ing. 

MSHA 1993 175 pp 

Cat No: IR 1206 

Price: Free of charge 

Trouble-Shooting Guide for Roof Support 

Systems, A

Pro vides a logi cal se quence to re solv ing the most 

com mon prob lems en coun tered with roof sup ports. 

MSHA 1196 104 pp 

Cat No: IR 1237 

Price: Free of charge 

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HISTORICAL MATERIALS

The videotapes and training materials in this section have become dated due to their 

age, changes in technology, or changes in mining regulations. The materials are still 

available because they may represent the sole source of some of the information. There 

may be inaccuracies or outmoded mining equipment or systems displayed. Portions of 

the materials may be used as is; however, the dated portions should be pointed out 

when presenting them in a training or informational situation. 

HISTORICAL VIDEOTAPES 

Air We Breathe in Industrial Environments, The 

(C/MNM) 

Dis cusses com po si tion and im por tance of air in rela tion to var i ous work ing en vi ron ments. De scribes 

in dus trial health (breath ing) haz ards en coun tered. 

Ex plains need for eval u a tion of work ing con di tions, 

for ob ser va tion of safety pre cau tions and for pro tection of work ers from nox ious gases and ox y gen defi ciency by us ing pro tec tive equip ment and proper

ven ti la tion. 

BuM 1972 16 min 

Cat No: VC 841 

Price: $8.00 

Breathe and Live: Ventilation in Metal and 

Nonmetal Mines 

Fo cuses on why mine ven ti la tion sys tems are an 

un der ground miner’s per sonal life line. Shows compo nents of mine venti la tion sys tems (in clud ing main 

and booster fans, air curtains, ven ti la tion tubes, 

doors and reg u la tors). Em pha sizes im por tance of 

good main te nance. Re-cre ates sev eral fa tal ac cidents caused by con tam i nated air, in ad e quate venti la tion or fail ure to warn work ers away from 

un ven ti lated “dead end” zones. Stresses im portance of fre quent safety checks with in stru ments 

which mea sure qual ity and quan tity of ven ti lat ing air 

(a respon si bil ity of mine man age ment). 

BuM 1973 21 min 

Cat No: VC 845 

Price: $8.00 

Cabs and Canopies for Your Safety (C) 

Points out need for cabs and can o pies on un derground min ing equip ment to pro tect min ers from 

falls of roof and ribs. Uses scenes taken af ter three 

ac tual roof fall ac ci dents (in which fallen coal and 

rock cov ered the min ing equip ment). Dem on strates 

that, in each case, the op er a tor es caped un harmed 

be cause of the pro tec tive can opy on the ma chine. 

Pres ents in-the-mine in ter views with the op er a tors 

in volved in these near-fa tal ac ci dents – work ers relate what hap pened and why they are con vinced 

the can o pies saved their lives. 

MESA 1974 10 min 

Cat No: VC 854 

Price: $8.00 

Coal Dust: Hazards and Controls 

Ex plains some of the more se ri ous dan gers of coal 

mine dust and its ef fect on the health and safety of 

both un der ground and sur face min ers. Uses ac tual 

min ing op er a tions, live ac tion foot age and de tailed 

an i ma tion to show var i ous ways coal dust is produced, con se quences of long-term ex po sure (black 

lung) and how dust can be con trolled in the min ing 

en vi ron ment. Shows sev eral meth ods of dust sampling. Dem on strates var i ous ven ti la tion tech niques, 

wa ter sprays and other dust sup pres sion de vices. 

Em pha sizes use of proper face ven ti la tion and water sprays to ef fec tively re move, di lute and suppress air borne dust. Ex am ines ad van tages of these 

con trol de vices and sys tems as ap pli ca ble to dif ferent min ing meth ods and sit u a tions. Rec om mends

on go ing dust sam pling and eval u a tion pro grams be 

in place at all mines. 

MSHA Rev 1980 14 min 

Cat No: VC 829 

Price: $8.00 

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Electrical Hazards in Underground Coal Mining 

Points out some of the more prev a lent elec tri cal

haz ards which may be en coun tered in un derground coal mining. Re-cre ates acci dents in volv ing 

op er at ing, main tain ing and re pair ing elec tri cal 

power dis tri bu tion cen ters, switch ing gear, ca bles 

and other high-volt age equip ment. Stresses proper 

train ing and qual i fi ca tions for min ers work ing on 

elec tri cal in stal la tions, ma chin ery and cir cuits. Describes proper work pro ce dures which should be 

fol lowed at all times – if elec tric ity is to be effectively and safely uti lized in un der ground coal mining. 

MESA 1975 13 min 

Cat No: VC 857 

Price: $8.00 

Electrical Lock-Out Procedures (C/MNM) 

Ac ci den tal start ing of equip ment or the en er giz ing 

of elec tri cal power cir cuits has caused many in juries and fa tal i ties in the min ing and mill ing in dus try.

Re-cre ates some of these ac ci dents and points out 

po ten tial haz ards con nected with spe cific jobs. Empha sizes need for im me di ate and thor ough train ing 

in proper lock-out pro ce dures for all per son nel who 

work with or around elec tri cal in stal la tions (in cluding per son nel who op er ate elec tric-pow ered machin ery and equipment). 

MESA 1976 11 min 

Cat No: VC 864 

Price: $8.00 

Extensible Line Curtain (C) 

This program shows an in no va tive pro ce dure that 

uses ex ten si ble line cur tain for coal mine face ven tila tion. 

MSHA 1986 15 min 

Cat No: VC 897 

Price: $8.00 

Fire Fighting in the Mineral Industry (MNM) 

Con cerns tech niques of fire fight ing in noncoal mining and re lated in dus tries. Shows the classifi- cations of fires (A, B, and C). Pro vides in struc tion on 

proper use of var i ous types of extinguishers. Demon strates how to con trol fires by “seal ing them off” 

with foam, as phalt, and other chem i cal seal ants. 

BuM 1970 16 min 

Cat No: VC 827 

Price: $8.00 

Haulage Safety in Low-Coal Mines 

De picts how ac ci dents can be pre vented (or can 

hap pen) dur ing un der ground trans por ta tion of person nel, coal and supplies through tun nels in 

low-coal mines. Con trasts safe haul age prac tices 

with acci dents. Uses staged “near misses” to show 

con se quences of care less ness. 

BuM 1971 15 min 

Cat No: VC 839 

Price: $8.00 

Hazard Recognition and Avoidance in Surface 

Coal Mining 

Miners who are in ex pe ri enced and un fa mil iar with 

the work ing en vi ron ment, equip ment and min ing 

pro ce dures are of ten ex posed to po ten tial safety

haz ards for which they are largely un pre pared. Describes some of the more com mon dan gers encoun tered (in clud ing fail ure of highwalls and spoil 

banks, slips and falls, drill ing and blast ing and not 

wear ing or us ing proper safety cloth ing or equipment). Ad dresses ma chin ery/ve hi cle, me chan ical/elec tri cal, weld ing/cut ting and other

main te nance/re pair haz ards. Gives ex am ples of 

dan ger signs and warn ings which usu ally pre cede a 

haz ard. Out lines safety pre cau tions needed to 

avoid the haz ard. Em pha sizes min ers must learn 

how to rec og nize and avoid un safe con di tions and

sit u a tions by stay ing alert, obey ing com pany safety 

rules and fol low ing safe work ing prac tices at all 

times. 

MSHA 1980 9 min 

Cat No: VC 891 

Price: $8.00 

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Hazard Recognition and Avoidance in 

Underground Coal Mines 

Un der ground coal min ing is an in her ently haz ardous oc cu pa tion, but one which can be made rel atively safe if min ers learn to rec og nize and avoid 

the as so ci ated haz ards. Iden tifies some of the more 

com mon dan gers (in clud ing un safe acts and con ditions) min ers may en coun ter while car ry ing out their 

ev ery day work as sign ments. Dem on strates safe 

work prac tices and pro ce dures needed to avoid 

such prob lems and pit falls. Urges min ers to stay 

alert, work safely and re port un safe con di tions they 

can not cor rect. 

MSHA 1981 11 min 

Cat No: VC 893 

Price: $8.00 

Illumination in Underground Coal Mines 

Traces de vel op ment of un der ground mine il lu mi nation from the ear li est days of can dles and car bide

lamps to to day’s more ef fi cient and safer elec tric

light ing equip ment. Dem on strates ad e quate light ing 

which helps min ers better see equip ment, other

work ers and roof and rib con di tions (and to per form 

their jobs more safely). Shows var i ous types of permis si ble light ing (be ing tested and used in both under ground work ing places and sur face

lab o ra to ries). Ex plains light-measur ing tech niques

and meth ods of eval u at ing light ing sys tems.

Informs view ers of re quire ments of Fed eral il lu mina tion reg u la tions and how these ap ply to spe cific 

min ing sit u a tions. 

MSHA 1980 15 min 

Cat No: VC 871 

Price: $8.00 

Magic of Fire, The (C/MNM) 

Deals with fire, its compo si tion, uses and control. 

Tab le top displays and labo ra tory dem on stra tions illus trate how fires and ex plo sions oc cur. De scribes 

the safe use and con trol of com monly used gases 

and flamma ble liq uids. Shows var i ous in dus trial 

fires (and fire haz ards in the home) and gives instruc tions on fire pre ven tion. 

BuM 1965 23 min 

Cat No: VC 809 

Price: $8.00 

Management’s Role in Health and Safety (C) 

Pres ents a well-planned and well-ex e cuted mine 

health and safety pro gram in ac tion. Uses scenes 

at both un der ground and sur face fa cil i ties. Out lines 

a safety pro gram (in de tail) and its ap pli ca tion to 

on-the-job safety sit u a tions and related min ing oper a tions. De fines man age ment’s re spon si bil ity for 

the health and safety of min ers. Points out var i ous 

en vi ron men tal health prob lems and safety haz ards. 

Of fers pos si ble so lu tions (with em pha sis on ef fective safety train ing). 

BuM 1972 15 min 

Cat No: VC 842 

Price: $8.00 

Oh! My Aching Back (C/MNM) 

Back in ju ries from lift ing ob jects that are too heavy 

and/or from us ing in cor rect lift ing tech niques are a 

com mon oc cur rence in many in dus tries. Shows

work ers the cor rect method of lift ing (in clud ing good 

pos ture, po si tion ing and smooth ap pli ca tion of lifting power). Uses flex i ble train ing mod els (which 

sim u late the hu man back bone, mus cles and lig aments) to il lus trate how strains oc cur and how discs 

are “pinched.” Uti lizes live-ac tion scenes in un derground mines and in dus trial plants to em pha size 

the need for proper lift ing and han dling of work ing 

tools and ma te ri als. 

BuM 1965 21 min 

Cat No: VC 810 

Price: $8.00 

Open-Pit Mining Hazards (MNM) 

Moving ma chin ery and mov ing earth sup ply the basic in gre di ents for a va ri ety of pos si ble haz ards in 

min ing ore from open pits. Uses staged ac ci dents

(in volv ing dump trucks, power shov els, front-end 

load ers, rail haul age and highwall blast ing) to show 

what hap pens as the re sult of work ers’ care lessness, over looked safety pre cau tions and/or un safe 

ma chin ery and min ing meth ods. Ex plains why the

ac ci dents hap pened and stresses the cor rect and 

safe way to per form var i ous min ing jobs to pre vent 

fu ture acci dents. 

BuM 1967 17 min 

Cat No: VC 816 

Price: $8.00 

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Operation of the Quest Micro-15 Noise 

Dosimeter (C/MNM) 

De scribes the Quest Mi cro-15 Noise Do sim e ter and 

the func tions of its com po nent parts, the op er a tion 

and use of the instru ment for field com pli ance measure ments, and how to per form field cal i bra tion and 

gen eral main te nance pro ce dures. 

MSHA 1988 28 min 

Cat No: VC 931 

Price: $8.00 

Orientation and Indoctrination of Safe 

Workmen (MNM) 

Fol lows a group of new em ploy ees through 

preemploy- ment test ing, hir ing and ac tual work ing 

sit u a tions. The in dus try is a gyp sum prod ucts manu fac tur ing plant, but the ori en ta tion and in doc tri nation pol i cies and pro ce dures may eas ily be ap plied 

to other min ing or man u fac tur ing or ga ni za tions. 

Takes view ers on a tour of the plant and fol lows 

new employ ees through in ter views, phys i cal ex am ina tions, class room in struc tion and on-the-job training ses sions. Stresses job safety as an in te gral part 

of pro duc tion. High lights the value of ac ci dent preven tion train ing for all em ploy ees. 

BuM 1966 27 min 

Cat No: VC 813 

Price: $8.00 

REAP — Roof and Rib Fatalities — Coal 

These vid eos dis cuss the Roof and Rib Fa tal ities 

for 1992-1994, and clas sify each fa tal ity un der one 

of three gen eral causes: 

1. Failure to comply with the approved roof 

control plan; 

2. Failure of the roof control system; and 

3. Traveling or working inby supported roof. 

MSHA 15 min each 

Cat No: VC 849 (1992) 

VC 825 (1993) 

VC 876 (1994) 

Price: $8.00 each title 

Repeat Violation Reduction Program (C/MNM) 

Pres ents a sys tem atic ap proach to look ing at ci tations and or ders is sued at an op er a tion in or der to 

de ter mine their root cause and ways to elim i nate 

them. 

MSHA 1989 25 min 

Cat No: VC 880 

Price: $8.00 

Roof Bolting in Coal Mines 

Stresses the impor tance of roof bolt ing to the coal 

min ing in dus try. Ex plains prin ci ples and pur poses 

of roof bolt ing. Uses work ing mod els, lab o ra tory 

dem on stra tions, ac tual un der ground ap pli ca tions 

and tests. Shows how min ing op er a tions and bolting meth ods are co or di nated and em pha sizes 

safety through out the roof con trol pro cess. 

BuM 1973 19 min 

Cat No: VC 808 

Price: $8.00 

Safety Practices in Low-Coal Mining 

Uses live-ac tion un der ground pho tog ra phy to show 

spe cial haz ards work ers must guard against in 

thin-seam mines. Il lus trates how re stricted work 

space, cur tailed field of vi sion and cramped body 

po si tion can in ten sify dan ger when work ing with 

fast-mov ing, high-pow ered ma chines. Em pha sizes 

team work, alert ness, and “know-how.” 

BuM 1971 15 min 

Cat No: VC 840 

Price: $8.00 

Slope Stability of Waste Dams and 

Embankments (C/MNM) 

The dis posal of min ing waste and re fuse is an ever 

in creas ing prob lem. Main taining the sta bil ity and 

safety of waste stor age fa cil i ties is part of that problem. Points out im por tance of prop erly de signed 

and con structed waste dams and em bank ments to 

show the de struc tive af ter math of coal wastebank 

fail ures and land slides. Com bines an i ma tion sequences with ground-level and ae rial pho tog ra phy 

to ex plain var i ous types of slope fail ures, de scribe 

in her ent and po ten tial haz ards and out line a construc tive pro gram of in spec tion, de tec tion and correc tion. Dem on strates on-site mon i tor ing meth ods 

(some meth ods us ing off-site com puter anal y ses). 

MSHA 1979 28 min 

Cat No: VC 870 

Price: $8.00 

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Supervisor’s Responsibilities in Roof Control 

(C) 

Helps front line un der ground coal mine su per vi sors 

un der stand what their du ties are to the min ers, as 

well as to man age ment, con cern ing safety in the 

work ing place. 

MSHA 1988 11 min 

Cat No: VC 919 

Price: $8.00 

Supervisory Training Series (MNM) 

Se ries is de signed to mo ti vate metal mine su per visory person nel to stress safety in all fac ets of the 

min ing pro cess. 

The two vid eo tapes may be shown in de pend ently 

or as a se ries (in the fol low ing se quence). 

• Man and His Habits (MNM) 

Depicts how careless habits may endanger 

safety at home and on the job. Shows workers 

how to acquire safe work habits by practicing 

safety everywhere. 

BuM 1969 13 min 

Cat No: VC 822 

Price: $8.00 

• Safety Consciousness (MNM) 

Demonstrates how various people at work and 

play develop safe behavior in their daily 

activities. 

BuM 1969 10 min 

Cat No: VC 824 

Price: $8.00 

Transportation and Communication in 

Underground Coal Mines 

Em pha sizes im por tance of be ing able to rec og nize 

and avoid po ten tial safety haz ards in un der ground 

mine trans por ta tion. Re en acts dif fer ent ac ci dents

in volv ing the trans port ing of work ers and ma te ri als. 

De scribes var i ous un der ground mine commu ni cation sys tems. Uses on-the-job scenes to ex plain the 

pur pose of com mu ni ca tion sys tems in over all mining op er a tions. Conveys the un der ly ing safety lesson that both trans por ta tion and com mu ni ca tion are 

es sen tial to all un der ground min ing op er a tions. 

Stresses that the health and safety of mine work ers 

is of ten de pend ent upon the safe and proper use of 

these sys tems. 

MSHA 1981 9 min 

Cat No: VC 892 

Price: $8.00 

Underground Coal Mine Blasting 

Be gins with the safe stor age of per mis si ble ex plosives, det o na tors and blast ing de vices in surface 

and un der ground fa cil i ties. Prog resses through the 

trans por ta tion and han dling stages (and up to the 

ac tual blast ing of the coal face it self). Shows and 

ex plains how the shot firer safely per forms the complete blast ing op er a tion (pre par ing the prim ers,

load ing the shotholes, stem ming, wir ing and fir ing 

the round). Dem on strates the com pressed air 

method of blast ing coal. Il lus trates (through an i mation) what takes place in side the shothole when an 

Airdox shell is “fired.” Stresses safe work prac tices 

through out. 

MESA 1975 19 min 

Cat No: VC 856 

Price: $8.00 

Why Roof Control Plans (C) 

Roof and rib falls are still the most dan ger ous hazard an un der ground coal miner faces. The prem ise 

of this film is that the haz ard can be pre vented or 

re duced by fol low ing an ap proved roof con trol plan. 

Ex plains ba sic plans, gives ex am ples and describes plan im ple men ta tion. Dem on strates im portant items in cluded in the plan (such as types of 

sup port, ar eas cov ered and rock strata di a grams)

un der ac tual min ing con di tions. Shows min ing 

equip ment and mate ri als, bolt ing ma chines, roof 

bolts and tim bers in use. Urges min ers to be come 

fa mil iar with their mine’s roof con trol plan. 

MSHA 1981 16 min 

Cat No: VC 874 

Price: $8.00 

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HISTORICAL TRAINING MATERIALS 

Blasting From the Solid, Underground Coal 

Mines 

Slide program. Gen eral in for ma tion. Di vided into 

five parts: 

Transportation to Mine 

Surface Storage 

Transportation Underground 

Storage Underground

Blasting Underground 

Trainer’s book includes a list of ob jec tives, a course

out line, a list of required ma te ri als and a suggested 

lec ture (with in struc tor notes on a slide-by-slide basis). Mate rials are: 

Book 29 pp 

Slides 53 slides 

MSHA 1983 

Cat No: IG 35 

Price: $14.00 (1 book, 53 slides) 

Chemistry, Analysis and Interpretation of Mine 

Atmospheres (C/MNM)

In struc tor’s guide for teach ing mine gases, sampling of mine fires, gas sam pling meth ods, 

hand-held de tec tion de vices and math e mat i cal calcu la tions of mine gases as a re sult of mine fires. 

MSHA 1988 108 pp 

Cat No: IG 69 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$4.00 (each additional copy) 

Coal Dust 

Ex am ines health and safety haz ards of coal dust in 

un der ground mines. Pres ents the ory and pro cedures for mine ven ti la tion and worker pro tec tion. 

Printed in two volumes: Work Book and Answer 

Book. 

MESA 1976 130 pp 

Cat No: PI 9 

Price: Free of charge (1 set) 

$4.00 (each additional set) 

Coal Mine Roof and Rib Control 

Man ual cov ers the most dan ger ous haz ard to under ground coal min ers – fall of roof and ribs. De ­

scribes ge ol ogy of coal and rock strata. Ex plains 

ef fects of min ing on strata. Covers meth ods of support and roof con trol plans. Gives some cov er age 

to in spec tion and test ing of roof and ribs and preven tion of roof and rib fall acci dents. 

MSHA 1980 49 pp 

Cat No: SM 18 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Cyanide Mill Reagents (MNM) 

In tended to assist mine, mill and plant oper a tors 

and mine in spec tors in rec og niz ing and con trol ling

haz ards asso ci ated with the han dling, stor age, use 

and dis posal of cy a nide re agents. In di cates which 

30 CFR health stan dards ap ply to cy a nide use and 

ex plains pur poses and ap pli ca tion of those standards. Dis cusses rec om mended work prac tices. 

MSHA 1981 12 pp 

Cat No: OT 1 

Price: Free of charge 

Electrical Hazards (C) 

Treats the nu mer ous haz ards as so ci ated with 

power dis tri bu tion cen ters, trail ing ca bles, trol ley 

wires and other elec tri cal equip ment used in mining 

op er a tions. Printed in two vol umes: Work Book and 

An swer Book. 

MESA 1976 170 pp 

Cat No: PI 5 

Price: Free of charge (1 set) 

$4.00 (each additional set) 

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HISTORICAL MATERIALS

How to Tailor Off-The-Shelf Training Materials 

(C/MNM)

De signed to as sist train ers. Of fers sug ges tions on 

per son al iz ing off-the-shelf training ma te ri als. 

WV Uni ver sity Mining Ex ten sion 

Service 1981 47 pp 

BuM Con tract JO188069 

MSHA Re print 1983 

Cat No: IG 8 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Industrial Hygiene for the Mining Industry 

(C/MNM) 

De scribes ba sic con cepts of in dus trial hy giene and 

hu man phys i ol ogy and how they are af fected by 

min ing con di tions. Also in cludes ma te rial on measur ing in stru ments and de vices used in in dus trial 

hy giene. 

MSHA 1986 243 pp 

Cat No: PI 12 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$5.00 (each additional copy) 

Introduction to Underground Coal Mining 

Covers ba sic min ing op er a tions and haz ards, mine 

safety and health, safe prac tices in min ing and Federal mine laws. 

MESA 1977 265 pp 

Cat No: PI 1 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$5.00 (each additional copy) 

Koehler and Wolf Permissible Flame Safety 

Lamps (C/MNM) 

De signed to aid miners in devel op ing a basic 

knowl edge of ox y gen de fi ciency and a working

knowl edge of flame safety lamps. 

BuM 1972 

MSHA Rev 1990 21 pp 

Cat No: IG 15 (1 book, 24 slides) 

VC 832 (13 minute videotape) 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$4.00 (1 book, 24 slides) 

$8.00 (VHS videotape) 

Laboratory Safety (C/MNM) 

Gives an overview of accident causes and accident 

prevention techniques when dealing with energy 

sources and hazardous materials found in 

laboratories. 

Note to Trainer: Designed primarily for entry 

level laboratory workers. 

MESA 1976 27 pp 

Cat No: SM 26 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

Milling and Crushing (MNM) 

Reviews health and safety hazards associated with 

milling and crushing operations. 

MESA 1978 200 pp 

Cat No: PI 4 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$4.00 (each additional copy) 

Mine Gases (C) 

Ex am ines the var i ous at mo spheric com po nents 

found in un der ground mines and de scribes the hazards of meth ane, car bon mon ox ide, sul fur di ox ide, 

hy dro gen sul fide, etc. 

MESA 1977 207 pp 

Cat No: PI 2 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$5.00 (each additional copy) 

Radiation Hazard in Mining, The 

Deals with the oc cur rence of lung can cer from 

breath ing ra dio ac tive dust par ti cles. Covers ra don 

daugh ter haz ards, ra di a tion con trol and med i cal 

sur veil lance mea sures for mine per son nel. 

MESA 1978 24 pp 

Cat No: SM 7 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

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 HISTORICAL MATERIALS

Roof and Rib Control (C) 

Ex am ines the na ture of a mine roof and de scribes 

mea sures that can be taken to min i mize the dan ger 

of roof and rib falls in under ground mines. 

MSHA 1982 113 pp 

Cat No: PI 3 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$4.00 (each additional copy) 

Substance Abuse in Mining (C/MNM ) 

De signed to high light those fa tal and se ri ous accidents in coal and metal/non metal mines in which 

sub stance abuse was a con trib ut ing fac tor. The 

pack age can be used for train ing ses sions and 

safety talks. 

MSHA 1987 11 pp 

Cat No: OT 24 

Price: Free of charge (1 book, 10 slides) 

Surface Mining 

Ex am ines haz ards com mon to sur face mines, includ ing heavy equip ment op er a tions, highwalls, 

slips and falls, ex plo sives and plant op er a tion. 

Printed in two vol umes: Work Book and An swer 

Book. 

MESA 1976 235 pp 

Cat No: PI 10 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$5.00 (each additional copy) 

Underground Coal Haulage and Transportation 

Fo cuses on safety haz ards of the var i ous haul age 

sys tems used in un der ground mines to trans port 

min ers, coal, equip ment, and sup plies. 

MSHA 1983 203 pp 

Cat No: PI 7 

Price: Free of charge (1 book) 

$5.00 (each additional copy) 

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INDEX (BY SUBJECT)

The following codes are used in the INDEX. 

CI Course of Instruction PI Programmed Instruction Books 

IG Instructional Guide SM Safety Manuals 

IR Informational Reports VC Videotapes 

OT Other Materials 

New items are shown in bold type. 

Page Page 

ABANDONED MINES Injury Experience in Metallic Mineral 

Abandoned Mines Booklet (C/MNM) (OT) ... 18 Mining, 1989-1998 (IR) ................ 50

Injury Experience in Nonmetallic Mineral

Mining (Except Stone and Coal), ACCIDENT PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION 1989-1998 (IR) ...................... 51

Accident Analysis and Problem

Identification for Coal Mines (IG) ......... 18 Injury Experience in Sand and Gravel

Accident Analysis and Problem Mining, 1989-1998 (IR) ................ 51

Identification for Metal and Nonmetal Injury Experience in Stone Mining,

Mines (IG).......................... 18 1989-1998 (IR) ...................... 51

Accident Investigation (C/MNM) (SM)....... 18 Laboratory Safety (SM).................. 59

Orientation and Indoctrination of Safe Accident Prevention (C/MNM) (SM) ........ 18 Workmen (MNM) (VC) ................ 56 Accident Reduction Program/Post

Accident Remedies, Technical Support Safety Observation (C/MNM) (IG).......... 40

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 2 Safety On or Near the Water (MNM) 

Ask the Right Questions (VC)............. 2 (VC) ............................... 12

Degraded Image Hazard Recognition Slips, Trips, and Falls ................... 14

(C) (IG) ............................ 23 TRAP – Take Responsibility for

Fall Protection: Your Lifeline to Safety Accident Prevention (IG) ............. 44

(C/MNM) ........................... 5

Hazard Recognition and Avoidance in ANTHRACITE MINING 

Surface Coal Mining (VC) .............. 54 Anthracite Mining Workbook (PI) .......... 20

Hazard Recognition and Avoidance in Anthracite: Pre-Shift Examinations of

Underground Coal Mining (VC).......... 55 Underground Mines (VC) .............. 2

Hazard Recognition Training Program Best Practice Card Series ................ 46

for Construction, Maintenance, and 

Repair Activities (IG)................. 28 Haulage and Hoisting in Underground

Anthracite Coal Mining (VC) ............ 8

Hazard Recognition Training Program for Underground Limestone (IG) ....... 28 On-The-Job Training Modules – Anthracite 

and Bituminous Coal Preparation Plants

Historical Mining Disasters (OT) ........... 28 and Shops (IG) ...................... 33

Injury Experience in Coal Mining, On-The-Job Training Modules – Surface 1989-1998 (IR) ...................... 50 Anthracite (IG)....................... 34

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INDEX (BY SUBJECT)

Page 

On-The-Job Training Modules – 

Underground Anthracite (IG)............ 36

Timbering in Underground Anthracite

Mines (VC) ......................... 15

BACK I NJURIES 

Back Injuries in the Mining Industry (SM) .... 20

Control of Back Injuries in Mining (VC)...... 3

Health Hazard Card Series............... 47

Oh! My Aching Back (C/MNM) (VC) ........ 55

Scientific Look at Back Belts (VC).......... 13

BINS AND HOPPERS

Bins and Hoppers Safety Awareness

Program (C/MNM) (IG) ................ 20

Fatal Alert: Entry Into Storage Silos (VC) ... 5

Think “Quicksand”: Accidents Around 

Bins, Hoppers and Stockpiles (IG) ....... 43

Think “Quicksand”: Safety Around 

Bins and Hoppers (C/MNM) (VC) ........ 15

BLASTING AND EXPLOSIVES 

Blaster’s Training Program for Independent 

Contractors (C/MNM) (IG).............. 20

Blasting From the Solid, Underground 

Coal Mines (IG) ...................... 58

Blasting Hazard Awareness: Surface

and Underground Coal Mines (IG) ....... 20

Blasting Hazard Awareness: Surface

Metal and Nonmetal (IG) ............... 20

Blasting Hazard Awareness: Underground

Metal and Nonmetal (IG) ............... 21

Blasting Requirements - Surface Coal (CI) ... 21

Blasting Requirements - Underground

Coal (CI) ........................... 21

Explosives Underground - Handling 

Explosives in Modern Mines (MNM) 

(VC) ............................... 5

Underground Coal Mine Blasting (VC) ...... 57

BREATHING APPARATUS 

Draeger BG 174A Breathing Apparatus, 

Using the (IG) ....................... 23

Page 

Draeger OXY-SR 60B Self-Contained 

Self-Rescuer (IG) .................... 23

MSA One Hour SSR Self-Contained

Self-Rescuer (IG) .................... 32

MSA W-65 Self-Rescuer (IG) ............. 32

Permissible Draeger 810 Respirator for 

Self-Rescue (IG)..................... 39

Respiratory Protection Programs 

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 11

Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSRs),

An Efficient Method for Donning 

(C) (VC) ........................... 13

CABS AND CANOPIES 

Cabs and Canopies for Your Safety

(C) (VC)............................ 53

Protective Canopy (A Survivor’s Story)

(VC) ............................... 10

Reason for Change (Canopy Save) (VC) .... 10

Stay Calm and Stay in the Cab! (VC) ...... 14

COAL MINING – G ENERAL 

Annual Refresher Training Games (C) (IG) .. 19

Best Practices Cards ................... 46

Coal Country (OT) ...................... 21

Coal Mine Maps (SM) ................... 22

Coal Mining (SM) ...................... 22

Combustible Materials and Rock Dusting

(C) (CI) ............................ 22

Hazard Recognition and Avoidance in

Surface Coal Mining (VC) .............. 54

Hazard Recognition and Avoidance in

Underground Coal Mines (VC).......... 55

Illumination in Underground Coal Mines

(VC) ............................... 55

Introduction to Underground Coal

Mining (PI).......................... 59

Mine Maps - Underground (C) (CI) ......... 31

Part 48 Training - Coal (IG)............... 37

Safety Issues in Deep Cut Mining (Small

Mines Tech Transfer) (VC) ............. 12

Safety Practices in Low-Coal Mining (VC) ... 56

Small Mines Training (C) (IG) ............. 41

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INDEX (BY SUBJECT)

Page 

Statistical Profile of Underground Coal

Mines: Differences Associated with

Mine Size (VC) ...................... 14

Supervisory Training Program (C) (IG) ...... 42

Surface Installations (C) (CI).............. 43

The Time Was Right! Mary Lou George

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 15

Transportation and Communication in 

Underground Coal Mines (VC).......... 57

See also Anthracite 

See also Blasting and Explosives 

CONTRACTORS 

Best Practice Card Series ................ 46

Surface Contractor Training Program

(C/MNM) (OT)....................... 42

CONFINED SPACES 

Confined Spaces in Mining (VC) ........... 3

Health Hazard Card Series............... 47

CONVEYORS 

Conveyor Safety (C/MNM) (VC) ........... 3

DUST 

Advisory Committee Recommendations

to Eliminate Black Lung and Silicosis

(C) (OT)............................ 19

Calibration and Maintenance Procedures 

for Coal Mine Respirable Dust 

Samplers (IR) ....................... 49

Coal Dust (PI) ......................... 58

Coal Dust: Hazards and Controls (VC) ..... 53

Combustible Materials and Rock Dusting (C) (CI) ............................ 22

Comparison of Infrared Absorbances for 

Standard Samples Prepared From Sieved 

and Nonsieved Quartz Reference

Materials (IR)........................ 49

Dust Control - It’s Everyone’s Business 

(VC) ............................... 4

Page 

Dust Sampling and Laboratory Testing 

Procedures After Underground Coal 

Mine Explosions (C) (IR) ............... 49

DUST – The Invisible Enemy (C/MNM) .... 5

Dust – What You Can’t See CAN 

Hurt You! (C) (OT) ................... 23

Health Hazard Card Series............... 47

Inspection Information Related to Silica

Exposures of Surface Coal Miners (VC) ... 8

Introduction to Operator Air Sampling

Programs (IR) ...................... 51

Plain Talk About a Serious Problem... 

Silicosis (VC)........................ 10

Radiation Hazard in Mining, The (SM) ...... 59

Silicosis: A Preventable Disease

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 13

Stop Silicosis (VC) ..................... 14

What Does the Term Silicosis Mean 

to You? (C/MNM) (VC)................ 17

Working Safely with Silica, A Guide to (OT) ... 45

ELECTRICITY 

Electrical Grounding (C/MNM) (VC) ........ 5

Electrical Hazards (C) (PI) ............... 58

Electrical Hazards (C/MNM) (SM).......... 23

Electrical Hazards Awareness Program

(C/MNM) (IG) ....................... 24

Electrical Hazards in Underground Coal

Mining (VC) ......................... 54

Electrical Lock-Out Procedures (C/MNM) 

(VC) ............................... 54

Installation of MSHA-Accepted Ground

Wire Monitors, Guidelines for (C) (IR)..... 51

Lock Out and Tag for Safety (VC).......... 9

Mine Electricity (C/MNM) (CI) ............. 31

Pathway to Safety (VC) ................. 10

Permissibility - Electric Face Equipment

(C/MNM) (SM)....................... 39

Safety Around Power Lines (VC) .......... 12

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INDEX (BY SUBJECT)

Page 

FATALITIES 

Fatal Accidents at Small Crushed Stone 

and Sand and Gravel Mining Operations, 

1994-1999 (MNM) (OT)................ 24

Fatal Accidents Involving Construction,

Maintenance and Repair at Coal Mines,

1996-1999 (OT)...................... 24

Fatal Accidents Involving Construction, 

Maintenance and Repair at Metal/

Nonmetal Mines, 1996-1999 (OT) ....... 24

Fatal Accidents Involving Contractors 

at Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mines, 

1996-1999 (OT)...................... 25

Fatal Accidents Involving Conveyors at

Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mines, 

1990-1999 (OT)...................... 25

Fatal Accidents Involving Drowning at 

Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mines,

1996-1999 (OT)...................... 25

Fatal Accidents Involving Independent 

Contractors at Coal Mines, 

1996-1999 (OT)...................... 25

Fatal Accidents Involving Independent 

Contractors at Metal and Nonmetal 

Mines, 1996-1999 (OT) ............... 25

Fatal Accidents Involving Roof Falls in 

Coal Mining, 1996-1998 (OT) .......... 25

Fatal Alert: Entry Into Storage Silos (VC) ... 5

Fatal Illustration Program (C/MNM)

(OT)............................... 26

Haulage Fatalities – Surface Coal 

(1996-1999) (OT) .................... 27

Haulage Fatalities – Surface Metal and 

Nonmetal (1996-1999) (OT)............ 27

Haulage Fatalities– Underground 

Coal (1996-1999) (OT) ................ 27

Surface Coal Truck Haulage Fatalities 

of 1993 (VC) ........................ 15

FIRE 

Escape From Mine Fires (VC)............. 5

Fire Extinguishers (C/MNM) (VC) .......... 6

Page 

Fire Fighting in the Mineral Industry 

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 54

Fire Protection (C/ MNM) (CI) ............. 26

Fire Safety (C/MNM) (SM) ............... 26

Fire Suppression - How It Works (C) (VC) .. 6

Magic of Fire, The (C/MNM) (VC).......... 55

FIRST AID 

First Aid (C/MNM) (SM).................. 26

First Aid Book (C/MNM) (IG) .............. 26

First Aid Instructor’s Guide (C/MNM) (IG).... 26

First Aid Video (C/ MNM) (VC)............. 6

Harvey Roles I (MNM) (VC) .............. 7

Harvey Roles II (C) (VC) ................ 8

GAMES 

Annual Refresher Training Games (C) (IG) .. 19

Safety Basketball (MNM) (IG)............. 40

GASES 

Chemistry, Analysis and Interpretation

of Mine Atmospheres (C/MNM) (IG) ...... 58

Compressed Gases: The Correct Way to

Use Acetylene and Oxygen for Cutting 

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 3

Evaluation of Gases From Mine Explosions

by Elemental Balancing, The (IR) ........ 50

Koehler and Wolf Permissible Flame Safety 

Lamps (C/MNM) (IG/VC) ............... 59

Mine Gases (C/MNM) (SM)............... 31

Mine Gases (C) (PI) .................... 59

Storage, Transportation and Handling of

Compressed Gases (C/MNM) (VC) ...... 14

GROUND CONTROL

Barriers to the Prevention of Ground 

Fall Accidents (C) (VC) ................ 3

Ground Control in Surface Mining

(C) (VC) ........................... 7

Ground Support . . . It’s Important 

(Miner Mike Saves the Day) (MNM) (VC) ............................... 7

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INDEX (BY SUBJECT)

Page 

GUARDING

Equipment Guarding, MSHA’s Guide to

(C/MNM) (OT)....................... 24

HAULAGE 

Air Brake System Safety (C/MNM) (VC) ..... 2

Analysis of Underground Powered

Haulage Lost Time Accidents, 

January 1990-December 1999 

C/MNM) (OT) ....................... 19

Automatic Emergency Parking Brakes ...... 2

Best Practice Card Series ................ 46

Blind Spots Can Kill (C/MNM) (VC)......... 3

Buckle Up On-The-Job (VC).............. 3

Coal Dump Point Safety (VC)............ 3

Customer and Delivery Truck Drivers

Hazard Training (MNM) (VC)........... 4

Dawn of a New Day: Continuous 

Haulage Safety (C) (VC) .............. 4

Diesel Regulations - Heavy Duty 

Vehicles (VC)....................... 4

Diesel Regulations – Light Duty

Vehicles (VC)....................... 4

Good Berms Save Lives (MNM) (VC) ...... 7

Haulage and Hoisting in Underground

Anthracite Coal Mining (VC) ............ 8

Haul Road Inspection Handbook (IG) ..... 27

Haulage Fatalities – Surface Coal 

(1996-1999) (OT) .................... 27

Haulage Fatalities – Surface Metal and 

Nonmetal (1996-1999) (OT)............ 27

Haulage Fatalities– Underground

Coal (1996-1999) (OT) ................ 27

Haulage Safety in Low-Coal Mines (VC)..... 54

Safety on the Move: Truck Haulage Safety 

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 12

Stay Alert and Stay Alive (Truck 

Accident Awareness) (C) (VC) ......... 14

Stay Calm and Stay in the Cab! (VC) ...... 14

Surface Coal Truck Haulage Fatalities

of 1993 (VC) ........................ 15

Surface Haulage Coal Mine Inspector

Training (CI)........................ 42

Page 

Surface Haulage Metal/Nonmetal Mine 

Inspector Training (CI) ............... 42

Surface Haulage Safety (C/ MNM) (SM) ..... 42

Surface Powered Haulage Safety 

(C/MNM) (IG) ....................... 43

Tire and Rim Safety Awareness Program

(C/MNM) (IG) ....................... 43

Traffic Control at Surface Mines and 

Installations, Guidelines for 

(C/MNM) (OT)....................... 44

Truck Haulage Safety Series 

(Coal and MNM) (VC) ................. 15

Underground Coal Haulage and 

Transportation (PI) ................... 60

Underground Haulage Hazards 

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 16

Underground Haulage, Transportation 

and Machinery (C) (CI)................ 45

What You Can’t See Could Kill

Someone (CMNM) (VC) ............... 17

HOISTING

Haulage and Hoisting in Underground

Anthracite Coal Mining (VC) ............ 8

Hoisting (C/MNM) (CI)................... 29

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE

Advisory Committee Recommendations

to Eliminate Black Lung and Silicosis 

(C) (OT)............................ 19

Air We Breathe in Industrial Environments,

The (C/MNM) (VC) ................... 53

Analysis of Noise Reduction with 

Earmuff Hearing Protectors Under 

Field Conditions - Coal and Metal/ 

Nonmetal (IR) ....................... 49

Bloodborne Pathogens: A Guide for

the Mining Industry (IG) .............. 21

Coal Dust (PI) ......................... 58

Coal Dust: Hazards and Controls (VC) ..... 53

Comparison of Infrared Absorbances

for Standard Samples Prepared From 

Sieved andNon-sieved Quartz 

Reference Materials (IR) ............... 49

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INDEX (BY SUBJECT)

Page 

Cyanide Mill Reagents (MNM) (OT) ........ 58

Effect of Threshold on Noise Dosimeter 

Measurements and Interpretation of 

Their Results, The (IR) ................ 50

Evaluation of Muff Type Hearing 

Protectors as Used in the Mining 

Industry - Coal and Metal/Nonmetal (IR) .... 50

Field Evaluations of Hearing Protection 

Devices at Surface Mining Environments -

Coal and Metal/Nonmetal (IR)........... 50

Health Hazard Card Series............... 47

Heat Stress in Mining (MNM) (SM) ......... 28

Industrial Hygiene for Healthier Miners 

(C/MNM) (SM)....................... 29

Industrial Hygiene for the Mining 

Industry (C/ MNM) (PI)................. 59

Industrial Hygiene: Sampling for 

Silica and Noise (IG) ................. 29

Inspection Information Related to Silica

Exposures of Surface Coal Miners (VC) ... 8

Magnitude of the Noise-Induced Hearing 

Loss Problem in the Mining Industries, 

The (IR) ............................ 51

Miners’ Health Pack, The (IG)............ 32

Noise Exposure in U.S. Coal Mines (IR) ..... 52

Plain Talk About a Serious Problem – 

Silicosis (C/MNM) (VC) ................ 10

Radiation Hazard in Mining, The (SM) ...... 59

Respiratory Protection Programs 

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 11

Sampling for Silica and Noise – A

Handbook for Metal/Nonmetal 

Miners and Mine Operators (IG) ........ 41

Silicosis: A Preventable Disease

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 13

Stop Silicosis (VC) ..................... 14

Toolbox – Practical Ways to Control 

Exposure to Mercury in Gold Mines 

(OT)............................... 43

Toolbox – Practical Ways to Reduce

Exposure to Coal Dust in Continuous 

Mining (OT) ........................ 44

Page 

Toolbox – Practical Ways to Reduce 

Exposure to Coal Dust in Longwall 

Mining (OT) ........................ 44

Toolbox – Practical Ways to Reduce 

Exposure to Diesel Exhaust in 

Mining (OT) ........................ 44

What Does the Term Silicosis Mean 

to You? (C/MNM) (VC)................ 17

Working Safely with Silica, A Guide to (OT) ... 45

INUNDATIONS

Inundation of Water and Ignition– 

Eyewitness Account (C) (VC) ........... 9

JOB SAFETY ANALYSIS 

Job Safety Analysis (C/MNM) (CI) ......... 30

Job Safety Analysis (C/MNM) (SM) ........ 30

Job Safety Analysis Process: A Practical

Approach, The (C/ MNM) (IG) ........... 30

Job Safety Analysis Process: A Practical

Approach (C/MNM) (VC)............... 9

Job Safety Analysis: Roof Bolter

Operations (C) (VC) .................. 9

KILN SAFETY 

Safety Procedures in Kiln Rebricking

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 13

LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 30, 

via Computer Linkup (OT).............. 22

Diesel Regulations - Heavy Duty 

Vehicles (VC)....................... 4

Diesel Regulations – Light Duty 

Vehicles (VC)....................... 4

Miners’ Rights and Responsibilities Under

the Federal Mine Safety and Health 

Act of 1977, Guide to (C/MNM) (OT) .... 32

Part 50 – Coal and Metal/Nonmetal (CI)..... 39

Program Policy Manual (OT).............. 39

Safety Standards for Roof/Face/Rib

Support (C) (VC)..................... 13

Title 30, CFR Part 50 (C/ MNM) (VC) ....... 15

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INDEX (BY SUBJECT)

Page 

LIGHTING

Illumination in Underground Coal 

Mines (VC) ......................... 55

Mine Illumination (C) (IG) ................ 31

MACHINERY 

Air Brake System Safety (C/MNM) (VC) ..... 2

Automatic Emergency Parking Brakes (VC) ............................... 2

Buckle Up On-The-Job (C/MNM) (VC) ...... 3

Cabs and Canopies for Your Safety 

(C) (VC)............................ 53

Front-End Loader Hazard Awareness

Program (C/MNM) (IG) ................ 27

Front-End Loader Safety (C/MNM) (VC)..... 6

Mobile Equipment Safety (C/MNM) (VC) .... 9

Rubber-Tired Front-End Loader and 

Forklift Truck Accident Prevention 

(C/MNM) (IG) ....................... 40

Seat Belt Success Story - Part I -

By Terry Sanders (C/MNM) (VC) ........ 13

Seat Belt Success Story - Part II - (The

Roger Newman Story) (C/ MNM) (VC)..... 13

Stay Out of the Danger Zone (C) (VC) ..... 14

Underground Haulage, Transportation 

and Machinery (C) (CI)................ 45

MANAGEMENT 

Foremanship Training Series (C) (VC) ...... 7

Industry Supervisory Training - Metal/ 

Nonmetal (IG) ....................... 29

Management’s Role in Health and Safety

(C) (VC)............................ 55

Supervisor’s Responsibilities in Roof

Control (C) (VC) ..................... 57

Supervisory Training Program (C) (IG) ...... 42

Supervisory Training Series (MNM) (VC) .... 57

METAL/NONMETAL MINING 

Ball Mill Safety (MNM) (VC) .............. 2

Best Practices Cards ................... 46

Page 

Blasting Hazard Awareness: Surface 

Metal and Nonmetal (IG) ............... 20

Blasting Hazard Awareness: Underground

Metal and Nonmetal (IG) ............... 21

Breathe and Live: Ventilation in Metal 

and Nonmetal Mines (VC) .............. 53

Cyanide Mill Reagents (MNM) (OT) ........ 58

Introduction to Metal/Nonmetal Mining: 

A Programmed Text (PI)............... 30

Milling and Crushing (MNM) (PI)........... 59

On-The-Job Training Modules – 

Cement (IG) ........................ 33

On-The-Job Training Modules – Metal 

and Nonmetal Dredges (IG) ............ 33

On-The-Job Training Modules – Metal/

Nonmetal Inspectors (IG) .............. 33

On-The-Job Training Modules – Sand, Gravel and Crushed Stone (IG) ........ 34

On-The-Job Training Modules – Surface 

Metal and Nonmetal (IG) ............... 35

Open-Pit Mining Hazards (MNM) (VC) ...... 55

Orientation and Indoctrination of Safe 

Workmen (VC) ...................... 56

Part 48 Training - Metal/Nonmetal (IG) ...... 38

Pre-Heater Safety (MNM) (VC)............ 10

Quarry Safety (MNM) (VC) ............... 10

Radiation Hazard in Mining, The (SM) ...... 59

Safety and Health Audit for

Aggregate Operators (MNM) (IG) ....... 40

Safety and Health Audit for 

Aggregate Operators - Long 

Version (MNM) (IG) .................. 40

Safety Procedures in Kiln Rebricking

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 13

The Time Was Right! Mary Lou George

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 15

Underground Haulage Hazards 

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 16

Underground Salt Mine Safety Series

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 17

MILLING AND CRUSHING 

Milling and Crushing (MNM) (PI)........... 59

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MINE EMERGENCIES AND RESCUE 

Advanced Mine Emergency Operations

(C/MNM) (CI)........................ 19

Draeger BG 174A Breathing Apparatus, 

Using the (IG)....................... 23

Draeger OXY-SR 60B Self-Contained

Self-Rescuer (IG) .................... 23

Emergency Response Planning 

(Who Needs It?) (VC) ................. 5

Locating and Rescue of Trapped Miners

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 9

MERD – Mock Disaster (C) .............. 9

Mine Emergency Ventilation 

(C/MNM) (CI)........................ 31

Mine Escapeways (C/MNM) (SM).......... 31

Mine Rescue Training Modules 

(C/MNM) (IG) ....................... 32

MSA One Hour SSR Self-Contained

Self-Rescuer (IG) .................... 32

MSA W-65 Self-Rescuer (IG) ............. 32

Permissible Draeger 810 Respirator

for Self-Rescue (IG) .................. 39

Principles of Mine Rescue (IG) ............ 39

Recovery of Farmington #9 - An 

Interview With Danny Kuhn (VC) ....... 11

Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSRs),

An Efficient Method for Donning

(C) (VC)............................ 13

NOISE 

Analysis of Noise Reduction with 

Earmuff Hearing Protectors Under 

Field Conditions - Coal and Metal/

Nonmetal (IR) ....................... 49

Comparison of Noise Exposure 

Measurements Conducted With Sound 

Level Meters and Noise Dosimeters 

Under Field Conditions C/ MNM) (IR) ..... 49

Compliance Guide to MSHA’s 

Occupational Noise (IG) .............. 22

Effect of Threshold on Noise Dosimeter

Measurements and Interpretation of 

Their Results, The (IR) ................ 50

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Evaluation of Muff Type Hearing 

Protectors as Used in the Mining 

Industry – Coal and Metal/Nonmetal (IR) ... 50

Field Evaluation of Hearing Protection

Devices at Surface Mining Environments – 

Coal and Metal/Nonmetal (IR)........... 50

Guide to Conducting Noise Sampling, A (IG) ............................. 27

Magnitude of the Noise-Induced Hearing 

Loss Problem in the Mining Industries, 

The (IR) ............................ 51

Noise Exposure in U.S. Coal Mines (IR) ..... 52

Operation of the Quest Micro-15 Noise

Dosimeter (C/MNM) (VC) .............. 56

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING MODULES 

On-The-Job Training Modules -

Anthracite and Bituminous Coal 

Preparation Plants and Shops (IG) ....... 33

On-The-Job Training Modules - Cement (IG) ........................ 33

On-The-Job Training Modules -

Metal and Nonmetal Dredges (IG) ....... 33

On-The-Job Training Modules -

Metal/Nonmetal Inspectors (IG) ......... 33

On-The-Job Training Modules - Sand, 

Gravel, and Crushed Stone (IG)........ 34

On-The-Job Training - Structuring 

Effective Programs (C/MNM) (IG) ........ 34

On-The-Job Training Modules -

Surface Anthracite (IG) ................ 34

On-The-Job Training Modules -

Surface Coal (IG) .................... 35

On-The-Job Training Modules – 

Surface Coal Mine Inspection (IG) ...... 35

On-The-Job Training Modules -

Surface Metal and Nonmetal (IG) ........ 35

On-The-Job Training Modules - Underground Anthracite (IG)............ 36

On-The-Job Training Modules -

Underground Coal (IG) ................ 36

On-The-Job Training Modules – Underground Coal Mine Inspections (IG) ..... 36

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PART 45

Part 45 – Coal and Metal/Nonmetal 

Entry Level Training (CI).............. 37

PART 46

How to Tailor Off-The-Shelf Training 

Materials (IG) ....................... 59

Instructor Training Workshop Guide (IG) .... 29

Part 46 Instructors Guide with Lesson 

Plans, 30 CFR (IG) ................... 37

Part 46 Starter Kit with Sample 

Training Forms, 30 CFR (IG) .......... 37

Part 46 Training Packet - Introduction

to the Work Environment (IG) ......... 37

PART 48

How to Tailor Off-The-Shelf Training 

Materials (IG) ....................... 59

Instructor Training Workshop Guide (IG) .... 29

Part 48 Training - Coal (IG)............... 37

Part 48 Training - Metal/Nonmetal (IG) ...... 38

PART 50

Part 50 - Coal and Metal/Nonmetal (CI) ..... 39

Title 30 CFR Part 50 (C/MNM) (VC) ........ 15

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 

Analysis of Noise Reduction with 

Hearing Protectors Under Field 

Conditions - Coal and Metal/

Nonmetal (IR) ....................... 49

Draeger BG 174A Breathing Apparatus, 

Using the (IG)....................... 23

Evaluation of Muff Type Hearing 

Protectors as Used in the Mining 

Industry - Coal and Metal/Nonmetal (IR) ... 50

Field Evaluation of Hearing Protection

Devices at Surface Mining Environments -

Coal and Metal/Nonmetal (IR)........... 50

MSA One Hour SSR Self-Contained 

Self-Rescuer (IG) .................... 32

MSA W-65 Self-Rescuer (IG) ............. 32

Page 

Permissible Draeger 810 Respirator 

for Self-Rescue (IG) .................. 39

Personal Protective Equipment 

(C/MNM) (SM)....................... 39

Respiratory Protection Programs 

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 11

PREPARATION PLANTS 

Coal Preparation (IG) .................. 22

On-The-Job Training Modules – 

Anthracite and Bituminous Coal 

Preparation Plants and Shops (IG) ....... 33

Surface Installations (C) (CI).............. 43

QUARRIES 

Quarry Safety (MNM) (VC) ............... 10

REFUSE PILES AND IMPOUNDMENTS 

Dump Point Safety: Stockpiles and 

Wastepiles (MNM) (VC) ............... 4

Presentations From the 1992 Coal 

Mining Impoundment Informational 

Meeting (IR) ........................ 52

Slope Stability of Waste Dams and

Embankments (C/MNM) (VC)........... 56

ROOF AND RIB CONTROL 

Cabs and Canopies for Your Safety 

(C) (VC)............................ 53

Coal Mine Roof and Rib Control (SM)....... 58

Don’t Be the Fall Guy! ( OT) ............. 23

Geology of Roof Falls (C) (VC)............ 7

Inby Roof Support (VC).................. 8

Preventive Roof/Rib Outreach Program

(PROP) (C) (VC) ..................... 10

Protective Canopy (A Survivor’s Story) 

(VC) ............................... 10

REAP – Roof and Rib Fatalities (C) (VC) .... 56

Rock Falls - Preventing Rock Fall 

Injuries in Underground Mines 

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 11

Roof and Rib Control (C) (CI) ............. 40

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Roof and Rib Control (C) (PI) ............. 60 

Roof and Rib Fall Accident Statistics, An 

Overview of (C) (VC).................. 11 

Roof Bolting Facts (C) (VC) .............. 11 

Roof Bolting in Coal Mines (VC) ........... 56 

Roof Evaluation and Decisions in Roof 

Control (C) (VC) ..................... 11 

Roof Fall Entrapment: 

Eye Witness Accounts (C) (VC) ......... 12 

Roof Fall Entrapment: 

Survivors’ Accounts (C) (VC) ........... 12 

Safety Standards for Roof/Face/Rib 

Support (C) (VC)..................... 13 

Scaling (VC) .......................... 13 

Supervisor’s Responsibilities in Roof 

Control (C) (VC) ..................... 57 

Trouble-Shooting Guide for Roof Support 

Systems, A (IR) ...................... 52 

Why Roof Control Plans? (C) (VC) ......... 57 

SALT MINING 

Part 48 Training - Metal and Nonmetal (IG) .. 38 

Underground Salt Mine Safety Series 

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 17 

SEAT BELTS 

Buckle Up On-the-Job (VC) .............. 3 

Seat Belt Success Story - Part I - By 

Terry Sanders (C/MNM) (VC) ........... 13 

Seat Belt Success Story - Part II - (The 

Roger Newman Story) (C/ MNM) (VC)..... 13 

SILICA/SILICOSIS

Advisory Committee Recommendations 

to Eliminate Black Lung and Silicosis 

(C) (OT)............................ 19 

Disease . . . Silicosis, The (C/MNM) (VC)... 4 

Dust Control - It’s Everyone’s Business 

(VC) ............................... 4 

Eliminating Silicosis (MNM) (VC)......... 5 

Health Hazard Card Series............... 47 

Inspection Information Related to Silica 

Exposures of Surface Coal Miners (VC) ... 8 

Page 

Plain Talk About a Serious Problem... 

Silicosis (C/MNM) (VC) ................ 10 

Silicosis: A Preventable Disease 

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 13 

Stop Silicosis (VC) ..................... 14 

What Does the Term Silicosis Mean 

to You? (C/MNM) (VC)................ 17 

Working Safely with Silica, A Guide 

to (OT)............................. 45 

STATISTICS 

Roof and Rib Fall Accident Statistics, An 

Overview of (C) (VC).................. 11 

Statistical Profile for Underground Coal 

Mines: Differences Associated with 

Mine Size (VC) ...................... 14 

STOCKPILES 

Coal Dump Point Safety (VC)............ 3 

Dump Point Safety: Stockpiles and 

Wastepiles (MNM) (VC) ............... 4 

Hazards and Safety Practices on Surge 

Piles (MNM) (VC) .................... 8 

Hazards of Coal Stockpiling Operations (VC) .. 8 

Hidden Danger: Safety Improvements 

for Surge Piles (C) (VC) .............. 8 

Material Instability Hazards in MineProcessing Operations (IR)............. 51 

Stockpiling Safety (SM).................. 41 

Think “Quicksand”: Accidents Around 

Bins, Hoppers and Stockpiles 

(C/MNM) (IG) ....................... 43 

Think “Quicksand”: Safety Around Bins 

and Hoppers (C/MMN) (VC) ............ 15 

SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Manual, 

Mining Industry (C/MNM) (OT) .......... 19 

Coping with Substance Abuse in 

Mining (SM)......................... 22 

Part 48 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse

Recognition in the Mining Industry 

(C/MNM) (IG) ....................... 37 

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Substance Abuse - Discussion Guide

for Inspectors (C/ MNM) (OT) ........... 41

Substance Abuse - Discussion Guide

for Managers (C/MNM) (OT)............ 41

Substance Abuse in Mining (C/MNM) (OT)... 60

Substance Abuse: Is It Our Problem?

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 15

Substance Abuse Recognition for 

Supervisors (C/MNM) (CI).............. 41

Survey of Substance Abuse Programs in the Mining Industry, A (C/MNM) (OT)..... 43

What Am I Worth? (C/MNM) (VC).......... 17

SURFACE MINING

Ground Control in Surface Mining

(C) (VC)............................ 7

Hazard Recognition and Avoidance in

Surface Coal Mining (VC) .............. 54

Inspection Information Related to Silica Exposures of Surface Coal Miners (VC) ... 8

On-The-Job Training Modules – Surface 

Anthracite (C) (IG) .................... 34

On-The-Job Training Modules – Surface

Coal (IG) ........................... 35

On-The-Job Training Modules – 

Surface Metal and Nonmetal (IG) ........ 35

Open-Pit Mining Hazards (MNM) (VC) ...... 55

Part 48 Training - Coal (IG)............... 37

Part 48 Training - Metal/Nonmetal (IG) ...... 38

Surface Coal Truck Haulage Fatalities

of 1993 (VC) ........................ 15

Surface Haulage Safety (C/ MNM) (SM) ..... 42

Surface Installations (C) (CI).............. 43

Surface Mining (PI) ..................... 60

Surface Powered Haulage Safety

(C/MNM) (IG) ....................... 43

TRUCK SAFETY – S EE HAULAGE 

VENTILATION

Bleeder and Gob Ventilation Systems 

(C) (CI) ............................ 21

Breathe and Live: Ventilation in 

Metal and Nonmetal Mines (VC) ......... 53

Extensible Line Curtain (C) (VC)........... 54

Mine Emergency Ventilation 

(C/MNM) (CI)........................ 31

Mine Ventilation (C/MNM) (SM) ........... 32

VIOLATIONS

Repeat Violation Reduction Program

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 56

Repeat Violation Reduction Program (IG).... 40

WELDING

Compressed Gases: The Correct Way 

to Use Acetylene and Oxygen for 

Cutting (C/MNM) (VC)................. 3

Health Hazard Card Series............... 47

WINTER ALERT 

Winter Alert (C/MNM) (SM)............... 45

Winter Alert (C) (VC) ................... 17

Winter Alert: The Sonman Mine

Disaster (C) (VC) .................... 17

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Abandoned Mines Booklet (OT) ........... 18

Accident Analysis and Problem 

Identification for Coal Mines (IG) ......... 18

Accident Analysis and Problem 

Identification for Metal/Nonmetal 

Mines (IG).......................... 18

Accident Investigation (C/MNM) (SM)....... 18

Accident Prevention (C/MNM) (SM) ........ 18

Accident Reduction Program/Post 

Accident Remedies, Technical

Support (VC) ....................... 2

Advanced Mine Emergency Operations 

(C/MNM) (CI)........................ 19

Advisory Committee Recommendations 

to Eliminate Black Lung and 

Silicosis (C) (OT)..................... 19

Air Brake System Safety (VC)............. 2

Air We Breathe in Industrial 

Environments, The (C/MNM) (VC) ....... 53

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Manual, 

Mining Industry (C/MNM) (OT) .......... 19

Analysis of Noise Reduction With 

Earmuff Hearing Protectors Under 

Field Conditions - Coal and Metal/ 

Nonmetal (IR) ....................... 49

Analysis of Underground Powered 

Haulage Lost Time Accidents, 

January 1990 - December 1999 

(C/MNM) (OT)....................... 19

Annual Refresher Training Games 

(C) (IG) ............................ 19

Anthracite Mining Workbook (PI) .......... 20

Anthracite: Pre-Shift Examinations

of Underground Mines (VC) ............ 2

Ask the Right Questions (VC)............. 2

Automatic Emergency Parking Brakes 

(VC) ............................... 2

Back Injuries in the Mining Industry (SM) .... 20

Ball Mill Safety (VC) .................... 2

Barriers to the Prevention of Ground 

Fall Accidents (VC) ................... 3

Best Practice Card Series ................ 46

Bins and Hoppers Safety Awareness 

Program (C/MNM) (IG) ................ 20

Page 

Blasters Training Program for 

Independent Contractors (C/MNM) (IG) ... 20

Blasting From the Solid, Underground 

Coal Mine (IG)....................... 58

Blasting Hazard Awareness: Surface

and Underground Coal Mines (IG) ....... 20

Blasting Hazard Awareness: 

Surface Metal and Nonmetal (IG) ........ 20

Blasting Hazard Awareness: 

Underground Metal and Nonmetal (IG) .... 21

Blasting Requirements - Surface Coal (CI) ... 21

Blasting Requirements - Underground

Coal (CI) ........................... 21

Bleeder and Gob Ventilation Systems 

(C) (CI) ............................ 21

Blind Spots Can Kill! (C/MNM) (VC) ........ 3

Bloodborne Pathogens: A Guide for

the Mining Industry (IG) .............. 21

Breathe and Live: Ventilation in 

Metal and Nonmetal Mines (VC) ......... 53

Buckle Up On-The-Job (VC).............. 3

Cabs and Canopies for Your Safety (C) (VC) .. 53

Calibration and Maintenance Procedures 

for Coal Mine Respirable Dust 

Samplers (IR) ....................... 49

Chemistry, Analysis and Interpretation 

of Mine Atmospheres (IG) .............. 58

Coal Country (OT) ...................... 21

Coal Dump Point Safety (VC)............ 3

Coal Dust (PI) ......................... 58

Coal Dust: Hazards and Controls (VC)...... 53

Coal Mine Maps (SM) ................... 22

Coal Mine Roof and Rib Control (SM)....... 58

Coal Mining (SM) ...................... 22

Coal Preparation (IG) .................. 22

Code of Federal Regulations, Title 30,

via Computer Linkup (OT).............. 22

Combustible Materials and Rock 

Dusting (C) (CI) ...................... 22

Comparison of Infrared Absorbances

for Standard Samples Prepared From 

Sieved and Nonsieved Quartz Reference 

Materials (IR)........................ 49

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Comparison of Noise Exposure 

Measurements Conducted With 

Sound Level Meters and Noise 

Dosimeters Under Field Conditions (IR) ... 49

Compliance Guide to MSHA’s

Occupational Noise (IG) .............. 22

Compressed Gases: The Correct Way to Use Acetylene and Oxygen for Cutting (VC) ... 3

Confined Spaces in Mining (VC) ........... 3

Control of Back Injuries in Mining (VC)...... 3

Conveyor Safety (VC)................... 3

Coping with Substance Abuse in 

Mining (SM)......................... 22

Customer and Delivery Truck Drivers

Hazard Training (MNM) (VC)........... 4

Cyanide Mill Reagents (MNM) (OT) ........ 58

Dawn of a New Day: Continuous 

Haulage Safety (C) (VC) .............. 4

Degraded Image Hazard Recognition (C) (IG).. 23

Diesel Regulations - Heavy Duty 

Vehicles (VC)....................... 4

Diesel Regulations – Light Duty 

Vehicles (VC)....................... 4

Disease . . . Silicosis, The (C/MNM) (VC)... 4

Don’t Be the Fall Guy! ( OT) ............. 23

Draeger BG 174A Breathing Apparatus,

Using the (IG) ....................... 23

Draeger OXY-SR 60B Self-Contained 

Self-Rescuer (IG) .................... 23

Dump Point Safety: Stockpiles and

Wastepiles (MNM) (VC) ............... 4

Dust Control - It’s Everyone’s 

Business (VC)....................... 4

Dust Sampling and Laboratory Testing

Procedures After Underground Coal 

Mine Explosions (IR).................. 49

DUST – The Invisible Enemy (C/MNM) .... 5

Dust - What You Can’t See 

CAN Hurt You! (C) (OT)............... 23

Effect of Threshold on Noise Dosimeter

Measurements and Interpretation of

Their Results, The (IR) ................ 50

Electrical Grounding (C/MNM) (VC) ......... 5

Page 

Electrical Hazards (C) (PI) ............... 58

Electrical Hazards (C/MNM) (SM).......... 23

Electrical Hazards Awareness Program

(C/MNM) (IG) ....................... 24

Electrical Hazards in Underground Coal 

Mining (VC) ......................... 54

Electrical Lock-Out Procedures (VC) ....... 54

Eliminating Silicosis (MNM) (VC)......... 5

Emergency Response Planning (Who

Needs It?) (VC) ...................... 5

Equipment Guarding, MSHA’s Guide

to (C/MNM) (OT)..................... 24

Escape From Mine Fires (VC)............. 5

Evaluation of Gases From Mine Explosions

by Elemental Balancing, The (IR) ........ 50

Evaluation of Muff Type Hearing Protectors

as Used in the Mining Industry - Coal and

Metal/Nonmetal (IR) .................. 50

Explosives Underground - Handling 

Explosives in Modern Mines (MNM)

(VC) ............................... 5

Extensible Line Curtain (C) (VC)........... 54

Fall Protection: Your Lifeline to Safety 

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 5

Fatal Accidents at Small Crushed Stone 

and Sand and Gravel Mining Operations, 

1994-1999 (MNM) (OT)................ 24

Fatal Accidents Involving Construction, 

Maintenance and Repair at Coal Mines,

1996-1999 (OT)...................... 24

Fatal Accidents Involving Construction,

Maintenance and Repair at Metal/

Nonmetal Mines, 1996-1999 (OT) ....... 24

Fatal Accidents Involving Contractors 

at Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mines,

1996-1999 (OT)...................... 25

Fatal Accidents Involving Conveyors at 

Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mines, 

1990-1999 (OT)...................... 25

Fatal Accidents Involving Drowning at 

Coal and Metal/Nonmetal Mines, 

1996-1999 (OT)...................... 25

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Fatal Accidents Involving Independent 

Contractors at Coal Mines, 

1996-1999 (OT)...................... 25

Fatal Accidents Involving Independent

Contractors at Metal and Nonmetal 

Mines, 1996-1999 (OT) ............... 25

Fatal Accidents Involving Roof Falls in

Coal Mining, 1996-1998 (OT) .......... 25

Fatal Alert: Entry Into Storage Silos (VC) ... 5

Fatal Illustration Program (OT) .......... 26

Field Evaluations of Hearing 

Protection Devices at Surface 

Mining Environments - Coal and 

Metal/Nonmetal (IR) .................. 50

Fire Extinguishers (C/MNM) (VC) .......... 6

Fire Fighting in the Mineral Industry 

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 54

Fire Protection (C/ MNM) (CI) ............. 26

Fire Safety (C/MNM) (SM) ............... 26

Fire Suppression - How It Works 

(C) (VC) ............................ 6

First Aid (C/MNM) (SM).................. 26

First Aid Book (C/MNM) (IG) .............. 26

First Aid Instructor’s Guide (C/MNM) (IG).... 26

First Aid Video (VC) .................... 6

Foremanship Training Series (VC) 

Investigation - A Tool for

Accident Prevention ................. 6

Sell Safety.......................... 6

Set the Pace ........................ 6

Teach Safety........................ 6

Front-End Loader Hazard Awareness 

Program (C/MNM) (IG) ................ 27

Front-End Loader Safety (VC) ............ 7

Geology of Roof Falls (VC)............... 7

Good Berms Save Lives (MNM) (VC) ...... 7

Ground Control in Surface Mining (C) (VC) ... 7

Guide to Conducting Noise Sampling, 

A (IG) ............................. 27

Ground Support . . . It’s Important

(Miner Mike Saves the Day) (MNM) 

(VC) ............................... 7

Harvey Roles I (MNM) (VC) .............. 7

Page 

Harvey Roles II (C) (VC) ................ 8

Haul Road Inspection Handbook (IG) ..... 27

Haulage and Hoisting in Underground

Anthracite Coal Mining (VC) ............ 8

Haulage Fatalities – Surface Coal

(1996-1999) (OT) .................... 27

Haulage Fatalities – Surface Metal and 

Nonmetal (1996-1999) (OT)............ 27

Haulage Fatalities - Underground Coal 

(1996-1999) (OT) .................... 27

Haulage Safety in Low-Coal Mines (VC)..... 54

Hazard Recognition and Avoidance 

in Surface Coal Mining (VC) ............ 54

Hazard Recognition and Avoidance 

in Underground Coal Mines (VC) ........ 55

Hazard Recognition Training Program 

for Construction, Maintenance, and 

Repair Activities (IG)................. 28

Hazard Recognition Training Program 

for Underground Limestone (IG) ....... 28

Hazards and Safety Practices on Surge 

Piles (MNM) (VC) .................... 8

Hazards of Coal Stockpiling Operations 

(VC) ............................... 8

Health Hazard Card Series............... 47

Heat Stress in Mining (MNM) (SM) ......... 28

Hidden Danger: Safety Improvements 

for Surge Piles (VC) ................. 8

HISTORICAL MATERIALS............... 53

Historical Mining Disasters (OT) ........... 28

Hoisting (C/MNM) (CI)................... 29

How to Tailor Off-The-Shelf Training 

Materials (IG) ....................... 59

Illumination in Underground Coal 

Mines (VC) ......................... 55

Inby Roof Support (VC).................. 8

Industrial Hygiene for Healthier 

Miners (C/MNM) (SM)................. 29

Industrial Hygiene for the Mining 

Industry (C/ MNM) (PI)................. 59

Industrial Hygiene: Sampling for 

Silica and Noise (IG) ................. 29

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Industry Supervisory Training -

Metal/Nonmetal (IG) .................. 29

INFORMATIONAL REPORTS (IR) ......... 49

Injury Experience in Coal Mining, 1989-1998

(IR) ............................... 50

Injury Experience in Metallic Mineral 

Mining, 1989-1998 (IR) ................ 50

Injury Experience in Nonmetallic Mineral 

Mining (Except Stone and Coal), 

1989-1998 (IR) ...................... 51

Injury Experience in Sand and Gravel

Mining, 1989-1998 (IR) ................ 51

Injury Experience in Stone Mining, 

1989-1998 (IR) ........................ 51

Inspection Information Related to Silica

Exposures of Surface Coal Miners (VC) ... 8

Installation of MSHA-Accepted Ground

Wire Monitors, Guidelines for the (IR)..... 51

Instructor Training Workshop Guide (IG) .... 29

Introduction to Metal/Nonmetal Mining:

A Programmed Text (PI)............... 30

Introduction to Operator Air Sampling

Programs (IR) ...................... 51

Introduction to Underground Coal

Mining (PI).......................... 59

Inundation of Water and Ignition: 

Eyewitness Account (C) (VC) ........... 9

Job Safety Analysis (C/MNM) (CI) ......... 30

Job Safety Analysis (C/MNM) (SM) ........ 30

Job Safety Analysis Process: A Practical

Approach, The (C/ MNM) (IG) ........... 30

Job Safety Analysis Process: A Practical

Approach (C/MNM) (VC)............... 9

Job Safety Analysis: Roof Bolter 

Operations (C) (VC) .................. 9

Koehler and Wolf Permissible Flame 

Safety Lamps (IG/VC)................. 59

Laboratory Safety (SM).................. 59

Locating and Rescue of Trapped Miners

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 9

Lock Out and Tag for Safety (VC).......... 9

Magic of Fire, The (C/MNM) (VC).......... 55

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Magnitude of the Noise-Induced Hearing 

Loss Problem in the Mining Industries, 

The (IR) ............................ 51

Management’s Role in Health and 

Safety (C) (VC) ...................... 55

Material Instability Hazards in MineProcessing Operations (IR)............. 51

MERD - Mock Disaster (C) (VC) .......... 9

Milling and Crushing (MNM) (PI)........... 59

Mine Electricity (CI)..................... 31

Mine Emergency Ventilation (C/MNM) (CI) ... 31

Mine Escapeways (C/MNM) (SM).......... 31

Mine Gases (PI) ....................... 59

Mine Gases (C/MNM) (SM)............... 31

Mine Illumination (C) (IG) ................ 31

Mine Maps – Underground (C) (CI)......... 31

Mine Rescue Training Modules 

(C/MNM) (IG) ....................... 32

Mine Ventilation (C/MNM) (SM) ........... 32

Miners’ Health Pack, The (IG)............ 32

Miners’ Rights and Responsibilities 

Under the Federal Mine Safety and 

Health Act of 1977, Guide to

(C/MNM) (OT)....................... 32

Mobile Equipment Safety (C/MNM) (VC) .... 9

MSA One Hour SSR Self-Contained

Self-Rescuer (IG) .................... 32

MSA W-65 Self-Rescuer (IG) ............. 32

Noise Exposure in U.S. Coal Mines (IR) ..... 52

Oh! My Aching Back (C/MNM) (VC) ........ 55

On-The-Job Training Modules – 

Anthracite and Bituminous Coal 

Preparation Plants and Shops (IG) ....... 33

On-The-Job Training Modules -

Cement (IG) ........................ 33

On-The-Job Training Modules -

Metal and Nonmetal Dredges (IG) ....... 33

On-The-Job Training Modules -

Metal/Nonmetal Inspectors (IG) ......... 33

On-The-Job Training Modules – 

Sand, Gravel, and Crushed Stone (IG) .. 34

On-The-Job Training - Structuring 

Effective Programs (C/MNM) (IG) ........ 34

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Page 

On-The-Job Training Modules -

Surface Anthracite (IG) ................ 34

On-The-Job Training Modules – 

Surface Coal (IG) .................... 35

On-The-Job Training Modules – 

Surface Coal Mine Inspection (IG) ...... 35

On-The-Job Training Modules – 

Surface Metal and Nonmetal (IG) ........ 35

On-The-Job Training Modules – 

Underground Anthracite (IG)............ 36

On-The-Job Training Modules – 

Underground Coal (IG) ................ 36

On-The-Job Training Modules – Underground Coal Mine Inspection (IG) ...... 36

Open-Pit Mining Hazards (MNM) (VC) ...... 55

Operation of the Quest Micro-15 

Noise Dosimeter (C/MNM) (VC) ......... 56

ORDER FORM ........................

Orientation and Indoctrination of Safe 

Workmen (MNM) (VC) ................ 56

OTHER SOURCES OF TRAINING

MATERIALS ........................ iv

Part 45 – Coal and Metal/Nonmetal 

Entry Level Training (CI).............. 37

Part 46 Instructors Guide with 

Lesson Plans, 30 CFR (IG) ............ 37

Part 46 Starter Kit with Sample 

Training Forms, 30 CFR (IG) .......... 37

Part 46 Training Packet – Introduction 

to the Work Environment (IG) ......... 37

Part 48 Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse 

Recognition in the Mining Industry 

(C/MNM) (IG) ....................... 37

Part 48 Training (IG)

Coal

Surface .......................... 37

Underground ...................... 38

Part 48 Training (IG)

Metal and Nonmetal

Deep Mines....................... 38

Sand and Gravel Mines .............. 38

Surface Mines ..................... 38

Underground Salt Mines ............. 38

Page 

Part 50 - Coal and Metal/Nonmetal (CI) ..... 39

Pathway to Safety (VC) ................. 10

Permissibility - Electric Face 

Equipment (C/MNM) (SM) .............. 39

Permissible Draeger 810 Respirator for

Self-Rescue (IG)..................... 39

Personal Protective Equipment 

(C/MNM) (SM)....................... 39

Plain Talk About a Serious Problem...

Silicosis (C/MNM) (VC) ................ 10

POCKET CARDS ...................... 46

Pre-Heater Safety (C/MNM) (VC) .......... 10

Presentations From the 1992 Coal Mining

Impoundment Informational Meeting

(IR) ............................... 52

Preventive Roof/Rib Outreach Program

(PROP) (C) (VC) ..................... 10

Principles of Mine Rescue (C/MNM) (IG) .... 39

Program Policy Manual (OT).............. 39

Protective Canopy (A Survivor’s Story) (VC) ............................... 10

Quarry Safety (MNM) (VC) ............... 10

Radiation Hazard in Mining, The (SM) ...... 59

REAP – Roof and Rib Fatalities –

Coal (VC) .......................... 56

Reason for Change (Canopy Save) (VC) .... 10

Recovery of Farmington #9 - An 

Interview With Danny Kuhn (VC) ....... 11

Repeat Violation Reduction Program

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 56

Repeat Violation Reduction Program (IG).... 40

Respiratory Protection Programs (VC) ...... 11

Rock Falls - Preventing Rock Fall 

Injuries in Underground Mines

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 11

Roof and Rib Control (C) (CI) ............. 40

Roof and Rib Control (PI) ................ 60

Roof and Rib Fall Accident Statistics, 

An Overview of (C) (VC)............... 11

Roof Bolting Facts (C) (VC) .............. 11

Roof Bolting in Coal Mines (VC) ........... 56

Roof Evaluation and Decisions in 

Roof Control (VC) .................... 11

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Page 

Roof Fall Entrapment: 

Eye Witness Accounts (C) (VC) ......... 12

Roof Fall Entrapment: 

Survivors’Accounts (C) (VC)............ 12

Rubber-Tired Front-End Loader and 

Forklift Truck Accident Prevention 

(C/MNM) (IG) ....................... 40

Safety and Health Audit for Aggregate

Operators (MNM) (IG)................. 40

Safety and Health Audit for Aggregate

Operators - Long Version (MNM) (IG) .... 40

Safety Around Power Lines (VC) .......... 12

Safety Basketball (MNM) (IG)............. 40

Safety Issues in Deep Cut Mining 

(Small Mines Tech Transfer) (VC) ....... 12

Safety Observation (C/MNM) (IG).......... 40

Safety on or Near the Water (MNM) (VC) ......................... 12

Safety on the Move: Truck Haulage 

Safety (C/MNM) (VC) ................. 12

Safety Practices in Low-Coal Mining (VC) .... 56

Safety Procedures in Kiln Rebricking

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 13

Safety Standards for Roof/Face/Rib

Support (C) (VC)..................... 13

Sampling for Silica and Noise – A 

Handbook for Metal/Nonmetal 

Miners and Mine Operators (IG) ........ 41

Scaling (VC) .......................... 13

Scientific Look at Back Belts (VC).......... 13

Seat Belt Success Story - Part I -

By Terry Sanders (C/MNM) (VC) ........ 13

Seat Belt Success Story - Part II - (The 

Roger Newman Story) (C/ MNM) (VC)..... 13

Self-Contained Self-Rescuers (SCSR), An

Efficient Method for Donning (VC) ....... 13

CSE ............................. 13

Draeger.......................... 13

Ocenco .......................... 13

Silicosis: A Preventable Disease

(MNM) (VC) ......................... 13

Slips, Trips and Falls (VC) ............... 14

Page 

Slope Stability of Waste Dams and 

Embankments (C/MNM) (VC)........... 56

Small Mines Training (C) (IG) ............. 41

Statistical Profile of Underground 

Coal Mines: Differences Associated 

with Mine Size (VC)................... 14

Stay Alert and Stay Alive (Truck 

Accident Awareness) (C) (VC) ......... 14

Stay Calm and Stay in the Cab! (VC) ...... 14

Stay Out of the Danger Zone (C) (VC) ..... 14

Stockpiling Safety (SM).................. 41

Stop Silicosis (VC) ..................... 14

Storage, Transportation and Handling 

of Compressed Gases (C/MNM) (VC) .... 14

Substance Abuse - Discussion Guide for 

Inspectors (C/MNM) (OT) .............. 41

Substance Abuse - Discussion Guide for 

Managers (C/MNM) (OT) .............. 41

Substance Abuse in Mining (C/MNM) (OT)... 60

Substance Abuse: Is It Our Problem? 

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 15

Substance Abuse Recognition for 

Supervisors (C/MNM) (CI).............. 41

Supervisor’s Responsibilities in Roof 

Control (C) (VC) ..................... 57

Supervisory Training Program (C) (IG) ...... 42

Supervisory Training Series (MNM) (VC) Man and His Habits ................... 57

Safety Consciousness................. 57

Surface Contractors Training 

Program (C/MNM) (OT) ............... 42

Surface Coal Truck Haulage Fatalities

of 1993 (VC) ........................ 15

Surface Haulage Coal Mine Inspector

Training (CI)........................ 42

Surface Haulage Metal/Nonmetal Mine 

Inspector Training (CI) ............... 42

Surface Haulage Safety (C/ MNM) (SM) ..... 42

Surface Installations (C) (CI).............. 43

Surface Mining (PI) ..................... 60

Surface Powered Haulage Safety

(C/MNM) (IG) ....................... 43

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Page 

Survey of Substance Abuse Programs in 

the Mining Industry, A (C/MNM) (OT)..... 43

The Time Was Right! Mary Lou George

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 15

Think “Quicksand”: Accidents Around 

Bins, Hoppers and Stockpiles (IG) ....... 43

Think “Quicksand”: Safety Around Bins

and Hoppers (C/MNM) (VC) ............ 15

Timbering in Underground Anthracite

Mines (VC) ......................... 15

Tire and Rim Safety Awareness 

Program (C/MNM) (IG) ................ 43

Title 30 CFR Part 50 Videotape 

(C/MNM) (VC)....................... 15

Toolbox – Practical Ways to Control 

Exposure to Mercury in Gold Mines 

(OT)............................... 43

Toolbox – Practical Ways to Reduce 

Exposure to Coal Dust in Continuous 

Mining (OT) ........................ 44

Toolbox – Practical Ways to Reduce 

Exposure to Coal Dust in Longwall

Mining (OT) ........................ 44

Toolbox – Practical Ways to Reduce 

Exposure to Diesel Exhaust in

Mining (OT) ........................ 44

Traffic Control at Surface Mines and 

Installations, Guidelines for (C/MNM) 

(OT)............................... 44

TRAINING MATERIALS ................. 18

Transportation and Communication in 

Underground Coal Mines (VC).......... 57

TRAP – Take Responsibility for 

Accident Prevention (IG) ............. 44

Trouble-Shooting Guide for Roof 

Support Systems, A (IR)............... 52

Page 

Truck Haulage Safety Series (C/MNM) (VC) 

Brakes, Grades, and Runaways – 

Highway Trucks .................... 15

Brakes, Grades, and Runaways –

Off-Road Trucks ................... 16

Highway Haulage Truck Inspection 

Conducted byMSHA Inspectors ...... 16

Inspection of Off-Road Haulage Trucks 

by an MSHA Inspector ............... 16

Pre-Operation Inspection of Highway

Haulage Trucks by the Driver ......... 16

Pre-Operation Inspection of Off-Road

Haulage Trucks by the Driver ......... 16

Visibility and Communications:

Off-Road and Highway Trucks ........ 16

Underground Coal Haulage and 

Transportation (PI) ................... 60

Underground Coal Mine Blasting (VC) ...... 57

Underground Haulage Hazards (VC) ....... 16

Underground Haulage, Transportation 

and Machinery (C) (CI)................ 45

Underground Salt Mine Safety 

Series (MNM) (VC) ................... 17

VIDEOTAPES (VC)..................... 1

What Am I Worth? (C/MNM) (VC).......... 17

What Does the Term Silicosis Mean 

to You? (C/MNM) (VC)................ 17

What You Can’t See Could Kill

Someone (C/MNM) (VC) .............. 17

Why Roof Control Plans (C) (VC) .......... 57

Winter Alert (C/MNM) (SM)............... 45

Winter Alert (C) (VC) ................... 17

Winter Alert: The Sonman Mine

Disaster (C) (VC) .................... 17

Working Safely with Silica, A Guide

to (OT)............................. 45

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Sup ple ment to the Cata log of 

Training Products for the 

Mining Indus try — 2001 

U. S. De part ment of La bor

Mine Safety and Health Admin is tra tion

Na tional Mine Health and Safety Acad emy

October 2001
Visit our web site at http://www.msha.gov
Sup ple ment to the Cata log of 

Training Products for the 

Mining Indus try — 2001 

U. S. De part ment of La bor

Elaine L. Chao

Sec re tary

Mine Safety and Health Admin is tra tion

Dave D. Lauriski

As sis tant Sec re tary

October 2001

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page 

In for ma tion and Prod ucts ........................................................... iii

Other Sources of Training Ma te rials................................................... iv

Vid eo tapes....................................................................... 1

Training Ma te rials................................................................. 3

In for ma tional Re ports.............................................................. 5

NIOSH Materials ................................................................. 7

In dex (By Ti tle)................................................................... 35

Or der Form ...................................................................... 37

i 

INFORMATION AND PRODUCTS

INTRODUCTION 

This publication is a supplement to the 2001 edition of the Catalog of Training Products for the Mining 

Industry. 

The Academy also publishes a catalog, Courses for MSHA and the Mining Industry. You can obtain copies of 

this catalog from the address below. 

HOW TO ORDER FROM THIS SUPPLEMENT 

The items listed in this supplement can be ordered from: 

National Mine Health and Safety Academy 

Attention: Mary Lord 

Department of Instructional Materials 

1301 Airport Road 

Beaver, West Virginia 

Phone: 304-256-3257 

Fax: 304-256-3368 

E-mail: lord-mary@msha.gov 

25813-9426 

An order form is included in the back of the supplement for your convenience. Please allow 4-6 weeks for 

delivery. 

Advance payment in U.S. currency is required for all orders from foreign countries. All other orders may be 

paid by check or purchase order. NOTE: We are unable to accept credit cards. 

We will gladly provide further information on any item listed in this supplement, address any comments you 

may have, or send you additional supplements or catalogs. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

You can also obtain sources of information on mine safety and health from the Academy’s Technical 

Information Center and Library (TICL). The TICL is the largest library in the United States devoted to mine 

safety and health. It provides reference assistance so you can quickly locate and access books, hard copy 

documents, microfilm documents, journals, audiovisual materials, or electronically-stored materials. The 

TICL also offers timely research assistance to users in the form of research studies, technical reports, 

investigations, etc.; locates and makes available to users resources beyond the scope of the TICL’s collection; 

develops and maintains a comprehensive collection of mine health and safety information; preserves and 

maintains a historical collection of mine safety and health documents for current users and for posterity; and 

trains users and potential users on the usefulness of the Library contents/services and how to obtain 

information quickly and easily. 

iii 
OTHER SOURCES OF TRAINING MATERIALS 

In addition to the Academy, several other sources produce training materials. These include the National 

Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (former Bureau of Mines) and several states that participate in 

MSHA’s State Grants Program. In this section we have given the names, addresses, and phone numbers (where 

available) of these organizations. 

MSHA STATE GRANTS PARTICIPANTS 

STATE OF COLORADO 

Mr. Bill York-Feirn 

Supervisor of Mine Safety and Training

Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology

1313 Sherman St., Rm. 215

Denver, CO 80203

Telephone: 303-866-3650

Fax: 303-832-8106

E-mail: bill.york-feirn@state.co.us

STATE OF CONNECTICUT 

Dr. Charles D. Reese 

Associate Professor 

University of Connecticut 

Labor Education Center 

One Bishop Circle, LEC U13 

Storrs, CT 06269-4056 

Telephone: 860-486-3417 

Fax: 860-486-5221 

E-mail: cdreese@uconnvm.uconn.edu 

STATE OF FLORIDA 

Mr. Ben Hart 

Mine Safety Coordinator

Department of Environmental Protection

Bureau of Mine Reclamation

2051 East Dirac Drive

Tallahassee, FL 32310-3760

Telephone: 850-413-8192, ext. 27

Fax: 850-488-1254 

E-mail: Ben.Hart@dep.state.fl.us 

STATE OF GEORGIA 

Mr. Glen Rasco

Program Coordinator 

Mine Safety and Health Training Program 

Appalachian Technical Institute

100 Pickens Tech Drive

Jasper, GA 30143

Telephone: 706-253-4520

Fax: 706-253-4525

E-mail: grasco@apptec.org

STATE OF ILLINOIS 

Mr. Art Rice 

Mine Safety Supervisor

Office of Mines and Minerals

503 East Main Street

Benton, Illinois 62812

Telephone: 618-439-9111

Fax: 618-438-8111

E-mail: dnrmm@midwest.net

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA 

Mr. James Turner

Bureau Chief

Mine and Quarry Bu reau

North Carolina De part ment of La bor

111 Hillsborough Street

Ra leigh, NC 27601-1092

Tele phone: 919-807-2790

Fax: 919-807-2835

E-mail: jturner@mail.dol.state.nc.us

STATE OF TEXAS 

Mr. Rob ert Novello 

Di rec tor, In dus trial Ed u ca tion De part ment

The Uni ver sity of Texas at Aus tin

P.O. Box 7518

Aus tin, TX 78713-7518

Tele phone: 512-471-4633

Fax: 512-471-4695

E-mail: bnovello@mail.utexas.edu

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL 

SAFETY AND HEALTH (NIOSH)

Ms. Bobbie Calhoun 

Pittsburgh Reseach Center

P.O. Box 18070

Cochrans Mill Road

Pittsburgh, PA 15236

Phone: 412-386-5901

Fax: 412-386-5902

E-mail: minetraining@cdc.gov

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VIDEOTAPES

This section lists training videotapes developed since the last issue of our 

training catalog. Videotapes offer trainers unique opportunities to reinforce 

key training objectives, expand and enhance training sessions, and add 

variety to training programs. 

Videotapes are listed alphabetically by title. Where appropriate, coalrelated items are designated (C) and metal/nonmetal items are designated 

(MNM). 

SPECIAL NOTICE!! 

The following videotapes, published in the 2001 Catalog of Training 

Products, will no longer be available: 

\ 

K VC 860 — Stay Alert and Stay Alive 

K VC 888 — The Disease... Silicosis 

K VC 889 — Inspection Information Related to Silica Exposures of Surface 

Coal Miners 

K VC 932 — Eliminating Silicosis

K VC 947 — Preventive Roof/Rib Outreach Program (PROP)

All videotapes are available in VHS format and cost $8.00 per tape. 

Selected videotapes are available in SPANISH from: 

The University of Texas at Austin 

Industrial Education Department 

P. O. Box 7518 

Austin, TX 78713-7518 

Telephone: 512-471-4633 

1
 VIDEOTAPES

Coal Dump Point Safety (Spanish Version) 

Using trucks to dis pose of waste ma te rial and build 

coal stock piles are im por tant parts of the min ing op era tion and trans por ta tion of coal, but ac ci dents can occur dur ing these ac tiv i ties if ad e quate safety 

pre cau tions are not taken. The video will il lus trate 

the most com mon haz ards at dump points and piles 

and will dem on strate rec om mended safety prac tices. 

MSHA 1998 15 min 

Cat No: VC 965-S 

Price: $8.00 

It Can Happen to You (C) 

Even with all re quired roof pro tec tion in place, roof 

falls still can hap pen. This video stresses the im portance of al ways be ing aware of your work en vi ronment and the ever chang ing con di tions. You will hear 

from two survivors of roof fall ac ci dents, one a roof 

bolter, and the other a con tin u ous miner op er a tor. 

MSHA 2001 14 min 

Cat No: VC 962 

Price: $8.00 

Pathway to Safety 3: Smoking Safety (C) 

This dra matic video stresses the im por tance of not 

smok ing in an un der ground coal mine. 

Ziegler Coal Co. 2001 6 min 

Cat No: VC 964 

Price: $8.00 

Underground Electrical Safety (C) 

This AEP (Amer i can Elec tric Power) video discusses some of the more com mon types of elec tri cal 

haz ards that may be found in un der ground mines. It 

will ben e fit cer ti fied elec tri cians as a re view, and 

the gen eral un der ground min ing pop u la tion will 

learn about ba sic elec tri cal safety. 

AEP 2001 19 min 

Cat No: VC 963 

Price: $8.00 

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TRAINING MATERIALS

This section lists the available printed programs developed since the last 

issue of our training catalog. 

Audiometric Testing Reference Guide for 

MSHA’s Occupational Noise Exposure 

Standard 

This audiometric test ing guide pro vides mine op er ators with ex am ples of val i dated sci en tific meth ods 

and/or equip ment spec i fi ca tions for test ing the hearing sen si tiv ity of min ers. 

MSHA 2000 16 pp 

Cat No: IG 57 

Price: Free of charge (1 copy) 

$2.00 (each additional copy) 

3

INFORMATIONAL REPORTS

This section lists available Informational Reports (IRs) produced since the 

last issue of our training catalog. 

In for ma tional Re ports (IRs) are an on-go ing se ries of sci en tific and tech ni cal 

pub li ca tions pro duced byMSHA. IRs are free of charge. Use the or der blank 

in the back of this cata log to re quest IRs. Please order by IR number and 

ti tle. 

Frac ture Mechanic Approach to Understand ing Supports in Under ground Coal 

Mines, The 

This re port in tro duces a tech nique for un der stand ing 

sup ports in un der ground coal mines. The re port describes the lat est ad vances in soft ware de vel op ment 

and an in-depth ex am ple of the frac ture me chan ics 

ap proach. An im proved yield ing tech nique in cor porat ing a three-stage pro cess for strain-soft en ing is

in cluded. 

MSHA 2001 68 pp 

Cat No: IR 1263 

Price: Free of charge 

5

NIOSH MATERIALS

This section lists training mate ri als (exer cises) devel oped by the National 

In sti tute of Occu pa tional Safety and Health (NIOSH) and the former 

Bu reau of Mines. 

Each exer cise is followed by a summary of the exer cise content, type of 

au di ence for which it is de signed, ma te ri als needed to com plete the ex er cise, 

cost of ma te ri als, and the cat a log or der ing num ber. 

NOTE: Each exercise has specific information pertaining to that individual 

exercise. 

Apparent Diving Accident (C/MNM) 

You are on a pic nic with your fam ily. Some teen ag ers 

ask you to help their friend who is hurt. You find a 

young man ly ing on the bank of a river. He ap pears 

par tially par a lyzed. His friends say he was in jured diving into the shal low wa ter. You must de cide what to 

do. 

Audience: 

Basic first aid class 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy

Problem booklet - 1 for each trainee, may be

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov

Op tional - over head pro jec tor and over heads of 

the Mas ter An swer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the In struc tor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 1 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Basics of Transformers and Monitors 

(C/MNM) 

Mining equip ment of ten makes use of AC cir cuits 

with trans form ers. AC cir cuits with trans form ers are 

the ba sis for ground fault mon i tor ing sys tems that 

are used on shut tle cars and other equip ment. These 

safety sys tems are de signed to pre vent elec tri cal 

shocks to work ers. If ground mon i tor sys tems are 

by passed, se ri ous in ju ries and fa tal i ties can re sult. 

You need to work through the ex er cise an swer ing 

ques tions about the di a grams. 

Audience: 

Mine electricians and miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Problem booklet - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheets - may be du pli cated from the 

In struc tor’s copy 

Dem on stra tion ap pa ra tus which al lows the class 

mem bers to du pli cate the con di tions found in 

the ex er cise - di rec tions for mak ing this are 

found in the in struc tor’s copy as well as a list 

of ma te ri als needed. Items should be readily 

avail able lo cally. 

Op tional - over head pro jec tor and over heads of 

the di a grams found in the in struc tor’s copy and 

the prob lem book let 

Cat No: NI 2 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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 NIOSH MATERIALS

Belt Fire Exercise (C) 

You are the fore man for an eight per son crew that 

is ad vanc ing the head ings of a long wall en try. You 

re ceive a call from the dis patcher re port ing smoke 

com ing out the belt en try from your sec tion 5,000 

feet outby your po si tion. The air at the face is clear. 

You must de cide how to evac u ate the sec tion, what 

equip ment to take with you, gather in for ma tion 

about the lo ca tion and size of the fire, and de ter mine 

if you should fight the fire or leave. The lives of the 

eight min ers you su per vise, the lives of many other 

min ers in the mine, and the well-be ing of the mine 

de pend upon your judg ments and ac tions. 

Audience: 

Underground coal miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy

Problem booklet - 1 for each trainee, may be

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov

Op tional - over head pro jec tor and over heads of 

the Mas ter An swer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the In struc tor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 3 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Belt Fire Injury (C) 

You are the sec tion fore man. Af ter you com plete 

your meth ane check at the face of No. 2 en try, you 

think you hear some one yell ing “Fire!” You run 

down No. 2 en try and through the last open cross cut 

to No. 3 en try. You see Louie, the sec tion me chanic, 

run ning up No. 3 en try. Louie informs you that there 

is a fire along the belt, 2 cross cuts outby the tail piece. 

He also tells you that he has found Ollie ly ing in jured 

along the belt just outby the fire. You ex am ine the 

sit u a tion and de ter mine that Ollie suf fered a spi nal 

in jury when he fell while try ing to fight the fire. As 

the sec tion fore man and only EMT, you must treat 

Ollie’s in ju ries plus di rect fire fight ing ef forts. 

Audience: 

Underground coal miners and section foremen 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Problem booklet - 1 for each trainee, may be 

duplicated from the Instructor’s copy 

Answer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 persons 

working the exercise 

Developing pens - 1 for each answer sheet. 

Information may be obtained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 4 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Belt Haulage Accident (C) 

[Previously called Douglas O. Tackett] 

You are a gen eral in side la borer. You and Douglas 

Tackett are shov el ing loose coal onto the belt. While 

pitch ing a load, Douglas catches the tip of his shovel 

on the mov ing belt. Douglas’ arm is thrown up and 

back as he is spun around and the shovel is flung down 

the en try. Douglas swears and holds his right shoul der 

with his left hand. His shoul der looks de formed and he 

says it hurts. You must de cide what to do. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is very sim i lar to theBelt 

Line Prob lem de signed for sur face metal 

or non metal min ers. 

Audience: 

Underground coal miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Problem booklet - 1 for each trainee, may be 

duplicated from the Instructor’s copy 

Answer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 persons 

working the exercise 

Developing pens - 1 for each answer sheet. 

Information may be obtained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 5 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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Belt Line Problem (MNM) 

[Previously called Douglas O. Sanders] 

You are a la borer. You and Doug Sanders are shov eling onto the belt. While work ing, Doug catches the

tip of his shovel on the mov ing belt. Doug’s arm is

thrown up and back as he is spun around and the

shovel is flung away. Doug swears and holds his

right shoul der with his left hand. His shoul der looks

de formed and he says it hurts. You must de cide what

to do.

NOTE: This ex er cise is sim i lar to the Belt Haul age

Ac ci dent de signed for un der ground coal

min ers. 

Audience: 

Underground and surface metal/nonmetal miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Problem booklet - 1 for each trainee, may be 

duplicated from the Instructor’s copy 

Answer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 persons 

working the exercise 

Developing pens - 1 for each answer sheet. 

Information may be obtained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 6 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Bennie’s Chest Pain (C) 

[Pre vi ously called Bennie J. Floyd] 

You and Bennie are build ing cribs in an en try that 

was cut too wide. It is near the end of the shift. As 

you are about to fin ish a crib, Bennie kneels, 

clutches his chest, and gasps. When you ques tion 

him he says he has bad chest pain and trou ble 

breath ing. Bennie wants to rest a min ute and then 

fin ish the job. You must de cide what to do.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Ma te rials needed: 

In struc tor’s copy 

Prob lem booklet - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Op tional - over head pro jec tor and over heads of 

the Mas ter An swer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the In struc tor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 7 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Bernie’s Feeder Acci dent (MNM) 

[Pre vi ously called Bernie T. Red dish] 

A feeder in the re claim tun nel un der the prod uct

pile at a phos phate ore pro cess ing plant has failed

and fallen on the belt con veyor. The belt has

stopped. You and two work ers are mov ing tim bers

to prop and jack the failed feeder so it can be repaired. Bernie, one of your co work ers, is tired. He

places him self in a dan ger ous po si tion. He is hurt.

You must pro vide first aid and re move him from the

tun nel.

NOTE: This ex er cise is very sim i lar to Cleo’s

Long wall Ac ci dent de signed for un derground coal min ers and Leroy’s Feeder

Ac ci dent de signed for coal prep a ra tion 

plant work ers.

Au di ence: 

Sur face metal/non metal min ers 

Ma te rials needed: 

In struc tor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Op tional - over head pro jec tor and over heads of 

the Mas ter An swer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the In struc tor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 8 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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 NIOSH MATERIALS

Bob’s Electri cal Shock (C) 

[Pre vi ously called Bob Hall] 

Your friend, Bob Hall, leans against the elec tric

track of the elec tric load ing shovel. The shovel

lights go out and Bob con vulses. The mine floor is

wet. You want to help Bob, but you need to pro tect

your self too. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is sim i lar to Bob’s Loader

Ac ci dent de signed for sur face coal min ers.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Ma te rials needed: 

In struc tor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Op tional - over head pro jec tor and over heads of 

the Mas ter An swer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the In struc tor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 9 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Bob’s Loader Acci dent (C/MNM) 

[Pre vi ously called Bob Woods Ex er cise] 

Your friend, Bob Woods, leans against the elec tric 

track of the elec tric load ing shovel. The shovel lights 

go out and Bob con vulses. The ground is wet. You 

want to help Bob, but you need to pro tect your self 

too. You must de cide what to do and how to do it. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is very sim i lar to Bob’s Electri cal Shockde signed for un der ground 

coal min ers. 

Au di ence: 

Sur face min ers who are trained in CPR 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 10 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Bull’s Double Header: Too Much 

Unsupported Roof (C) 

You work at a mine that has ap proval to make 34-

foot cuts us ing a re mote-con trolled con tin u ous 

miner. The roof bolt ing ma chine has bro ken down. 

The con tin u ous miner has just been re fit ted with a 

new cut ting head and bits that cut the coal much 

faster. The two roof bolter op er a tors have been having a hard time keep ing up with Bull, the con tin uous miner op er a tor. At the face of No. 4 en try, Bull 

makes a 40-foot ex tended cut, trams back from the 

face, and then turns the miner and cuts the left-hand 

cross cut all the way through to the No. 3 en try. 

When the roof bolter op er a tors dis cover Bull’s 

“dou ble header,” they get the sec tion fore man, and 

then try to plan a safe way to bolt this large area of 

un sup ported roof. Shortly af ter they com plete their 

as sess ment and plan of at tack, a large roof fall occurs. Now the face crew must de cide how to safely 

clean up the fall while ad vanc ing roof sup port. 

Audience: 

Underground coal miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

Answer sheets may be duplicated from the 

instructor’s copy 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the diagrams found in the problem booklet and 

the answer key found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 11 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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Cleo’s Longwall Acci dent (C) 

[Pre vi ously called Cleo C. Pike] 

You are pull ing tim bers off the chain con veyor of a

long wall sec tion and hand ing them to Cleo. Cleo is

putt ing the tim bers on top of the low ered shield to

give the shield con tact with the roof in a faulted

area. Cleo’s hand is crushed by a roof fall. You and

one other miner are the only ones avail able to help

him. As you help him, he passes out. Now you must 

de cide what to do.

NOTE: A com pan ion ex er cise Cleo’s Long wall Acci dent role play sim u la tion is also available. This ex er cise is also sim i lar to 

Bernie’s Feeder Ac ci dent de signed for 

phos phate ore, sand and gravel, and 

crushed rock pro cess ing plant work ers and 

Leroy’s Feeder Ac ci dent de signed for coal 

prep a ra tion plant work ers.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Ma te rials needed: 

In struc tor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 12 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Cleo’s Longwall Accident (C) – Role Play 

[Previously called Cleo C. Pike role play 

simulation] 

You are a jack set ter and an EMT. Your part ner 

Cleo yells for help. You find that his hand was 

crushed by a rock fall when he reached be tween a 

low ered chock and the roof. You ad min is ter first aid 

us ing the mine first aid kit that is avail able. Your 

first aid per for mance will be rated against a checklist by the in struc tor and your class mates. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is a par al lel ver sion of the invis i ble ink Cleo’s Long wall Ac ci dent ex ercise. The role play ver sion pro vides 

hands-on prac tice of the first aid skills involved in the Cleo’s Long wall Ac ci dent, 

Bernie’s Feeder Ac ci dent, and Leroy’s 

Feeder Ac ci dentin vis i ble ink ex er cises. 

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 13 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Coal Miners’ Chest X-ray Program (C) 

As some of the min ers are eat ing lunch at the section din ner hole, Jeb, a youn ger miner, asks about 

the no tice of the chest x-ray pro gram he has seen on 

the com pany bul le tin board. The min ers be gin talking about the pro gram. Ques tions are raised about 

the pur pose of the pro gram, how it op er ates, what 

hap pens to the x-rays, and if it is im por tant for miners to par tic i pate in the pro gram. As these mat ters 

are dis cussed you are asked to give your ad vice and 

opin ions about these mat ters. As the ex er cise is 

com pleted, the min ers will learn more about this

pro gram.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground and sur face min ers at un der ground 

coal mines 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 14 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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 NIOSH MATERIALS

Continuous Miner Accident (C) 

[Previously called Harry Harlan] 

You are the con tin u ous miner op er a tor. You hear

your helper cry out. When you stop the ma chine,

you find Harry ly ing on the floor near the miner tail

boom. A shut tle car op er a tor says he saw Harry get

pinned to the mine roof by the tail boom. You and

the other min ers on the sec tion must fig ure out how

to care for Harry and take him out of the mine or he

may die. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is sim i lar to the Haul Truck

Re pair Ac ci dent de signed for sur face miners. The ex er cise Con tin u ous Miner Ac cident role play pro vides hands-on prac tice of 

the first aid skills re quired in this ex er cise.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Ma te rials needed: 

In struc tor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 15 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Con tin u ous Miner Acci dent (C) – Role Play 

[Pre vi ously called Harry Harlan role play] 

You are the con tin u ous miner op er a tor. You hear 

your helper cry out. When you stop the ma chine, 

you find Harry ly ing on the floor near the miner tail 

boom. A shut tle car op er a tor says he saw Harry get 

pinned to the mine roof by the tail boom. You and 

the other min ers on the sec tion must do a pri mary 

sur vey and then be gin to treat Harry’s in ju ries, stabi lize him, and pre pare him for the trip to the surface. You have a mine first aid kit. There is no EMT 

avail able. Your first aid per for mance will be rated 

against a check list by the in struc tor and your classmates.

NOTE: This ex er cise pro vides hands-on prac tice

for the first aid skills re quired for the Contin u ous Miner Ac ci dent and Haul Truck 

Re pair Ac ci dent in vis i ble ink ex er cises. 

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 16 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Con tin u ous Miner Fire (C) 

You are a mine sec tion fore man. While com plet ing 

pre-shift checks at the face for the on com ing sec ond 

shift, you hear some one yell ing “Fire!” You respond and find the con tin u ous min ing ma chine on 

fire in the last open cross cut. Near the fire a miner is 

down and in jured. The fire is hot and get ting out of 

hand. The mine roof over the burn ing ma chine begins to work and fall. Two min ers are down wind 

from the smoke and miss ing. You must de cide what 

to do to help the in jured miner, fight the fire, and locate the two miss ing min ers while keep ing your 

crew and your self safe.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Ma te rials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 17 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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Crip ple Creek Deep Cut (C) 

For the past few days you have been sent to 2 South 

panel to fill in as the third shuttle car operator. This 

morning, however, your buggy is down. The face 

boss asks you to get the scoop and take seven or 

eight timbers to the No. 5 entry because the last 

shift got off sight line. The miner will be working in 

entry 5 while the bolter crew pins entry 4. When 

you get up to the face you see that Mo, the remote 

control continuous miner operator, has rounded off 

the left inby corner in order to make his first cuts in 

the right hand rib. Now, he has squared around 

enough so that you and Red, the miner helper, can 

set some posts on the corner. The two of you set 

posts along the left inby rib of No. 5 entry while the 

shuttle car operator waits. You are in a tight spot 

when Mo decides to start mining. You must decide 

where the best place is to stand for safety and yet 

perform your job effectively. You also must learn to 

communicate with the continuous miner operator 

and the rest of the crew. There are several important 

decisions that you need to be make that af fect your 

safety as well as the others in your crew.

Au di ence: 

Re mote con trol and ex tended cut miner op er a tors 

and face crews 

Ma te rials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. These 

are “PENIB” and may be ob tained from 

SICPA Cus tomer Ser vice, 8000 Re search 

Way, Spring field, VA 22153, phone 

1-888-742-7287 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 18 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Cutthrough Venti la tion Arrange ment (C) 

Three shifts on two sec tions are driv ing en tries 

4,800 feet from the mains to form a re treat ing longwall panel. The mine is very gassy. One sec tion is 

about to cut through to the other. A num ber of problems de velop. You need to make sure that the 

cutthrough pro ceeds safely and the ven ti la tion for 

both sec tions re mains ad e quate. As the prob lem devel ops, other min ers make er rors. If you do not correct them, lives may be lost. 

NOTE: The Delta Mine Cutthrough pa per and 

pen cil ex er cise is a more dif fi cult and 

some what dif fer ent ver sion of this prob lem.

Au di ence: 

Coal mine fore men, su per vi sors, ex am in ers, and 

ex pe ri enced miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 19 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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 NIOSH MATERIALS

Delta Mine Cutthrough (C) 

Planned cutthroughs from one mine sec tion to another are un der way over a pe riod of sev eral days

and three shifts as a re treat ing long wall panel is being set up. The mine lib er ates large quan ti ties of

meth ane. You must an a lyze the sit u a tion, iden tify

and cor rect prob lems, and make sure the ven ti la tion

re mains ad e quate through out the pro ce dure. (The

ex er cise is based on an ac tual mine di sas ter in

which seven min ers died.) Prac tice is pro vided in

the crit i cal plan ning, prob lem rec og ni tion, judgment, and de ci sion-mak ing skills needed to cope

with a com plex cutthrough pro ce dure and the ma jor

ven ti la tion changes that may re sult.

NOTE: The Cutthrough Ven ti la tion Ar range ment

ex er cise is an eas ier and some what dif ferent ver sion of this prob lem.

Au di ence: 

Coal mine su per vi sors, mine fore men, and mine

ex am in ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the diagrams found in the instructor’s copy and 

the problem booklet 

Cat No: NI 20 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Drainway Entry (C) 

You are the roof bolter op er a tor work ing with a 

crew that is cut ting a 265-foot sin gle en try drainway 

into old works that may be filled with wa ter. You 

must de cide if it is safe to work in the en try with the 

equip ment and pro ce dures avail able or if you need 

to take ad di tional pre cau tions. As you work and the 

cut pro gresses, you have to make de ci sions that affect your life and the lives of your bud dies.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 21 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Elec tri cal Shock Victim (MNM) 

[Pre vi ously called Lynwood W. Puckett] 

You and Lynwood are main te nance me chan ics repair ing a piece of equip ment in the float plant. It is 

night shift and dark and wet. You are on the fifth 

level and no one else is around. You de cide to use 

an elec tric im pact wrench to break a cou pling on an 

acid mixer. A nearby wall-mounted 110-volt re cepta cle is drip ping wa ter. Be cause it is dark, Lynwood 

does not see the wa ter drip ping from the re cep ta cle. 

You try to warn him, but he ap proaches the re cep tacle and plugs in the wrench. Then he con vulses. 

You must de cide what to do to help Lynwood and 

not get elec tro cuted your self.

Au di ence: 

Phos phate ore, sand and gravel, crushed rock, and 

other ore pro cess ing plant work ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 22 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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EMT Response to Coal Bump (C/MNM) 

[Pre vi ously called Everett M. Ar nold] 

You have been dis patched to the long wall sec tion to 

care for a miner in jured by a chain pil lar bump. You 

take a helper and first aid kit with you. Your sup plies 

in clude a stetho scope, sphyg mo ma nom e ter, cer vi cal 

col lar, in flat able splints, and var i ous dress ings and 

ban dages. Upon ar riv ing at the sec tion you meet a 

stretcher team trans port ing Everett. You are in formed 

that he was the only miner in jured by the out burst. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is a sim pler ver sion of the 

Para medic Re sponse to Coal Bump designed for para med ics.

Au di ence: 

EMTs 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Op tional - over head pro jec tor and over heads of 

the Mas ter An swer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the In struc tor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 23 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Escape From a Mine Fire (C) 

You are the fore man on a 3 en try long wall de vel opment panel 2,500 feet from the mains, and 15,000 

feet from the por tal. Sud denly a cloud of smoke 

comes up the belt en try. As you warn and as sem ble 

the crew the smoke be comes thick. A call from the 

sur face or ders the im me di ate evac u a tion of the section. The lo ca tion of the fire is un known. You lead 

the min ers out the in take air en try only to en coun ter 

heavy smoke af ter a few cross cuts. You di rect the 

min ers to don their SCSRs and con tinue on. One 

miner can not keep up and de lays the es cape of the 

oth ers. Soon the smoke be comes so thick that vis ibil ity is only a few inches. The por tal is still over 

two miles away. You must help your crew es cape 

from the mine be fore their SCSRs are de pleted, but 

you also do not want to leave the one miner be hind.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Ma te rials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 24 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Focus on Prevention: Conducting a Fire 

Risk Assessment (C/MNM) 

This train ing pack age out lines a group ac tiv ity. During this ses sion train ees will: 1) learn about risk assess ment con cepts and tools and 2) con duct a risk 

as sess ment of their work en vi ron ment. The guide 

out lines six steps to com ple tion of a fire risk as sessment and pro vides two forms that can be used to 

doc u ment the pro cess. Ref er ences for ad di tional infor ma tion are in cluded. Con ducting this ac tiv ity 

with groups of work ers on-site will re sult in the 

iden ti fi ca tion and pri or i tiz a tion of fire safety hazards. This will lead in creased ef fec tive ness in fire 

pre ven tion and re sponse plan ning.

Au di ence: 

Any group of work ers fa mil iar with the 

lo ca tion(s) be ing stud ied 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 25 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

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Haul Truck Repair Accident (C/MNM) 

[Pre vi ously called Harry Hastings] 

You are at a sur face mine in a pickup truck. You see 

Harry plac ing crib blocks be tween the frame and the 

bed of a large gob truck. The op er a tor is in the truck 

cab. Sud denly the bed drops down, pin ning Harry. 

If it were not for the blocks, Harry would have been 

cut in two. The op er a tor quickly raises the bed. 

Harry falls to the ground near the rear wheels. The 

ra dios in both the gob truck and pickup are bro ken. 

It is 20 min utes by pickup truck to the near est help. 

You and the truck op er a tor must fig ure out what to 

do for Harry or he may die. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is sim i lar to the Con tin u ous 

Miner Ac ci dent de signed for un der ground 

min ers. The Con tin u ous Miner Ac ci dent 

role play sim u la tion pro vides hands-on 

prac tice of the first aid skills taught in this

ex er cise.

Au di ence: 

Sur face coal and metal/non metal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 26 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Haz ard Recog ni tion Training Program for 

Construction, Maintenance and Repair 

Activities (MNM) 

This is a train ing pro gram that pro vides min ers with 

in for ma tion for in creas ing their knowl edge and awareness of many haz ards that ex ist in con duct ing CMR 

(con struc tion, main te nance and re pair) tasks in the 

work place. The pro gram co or di nates spe cific in struction ma te ri als with 3-D scenes that de pict a va ri ety of 

CMR haz ards and en hance the per cep tual skills of the 

train ees. To gether, the trainee and in struc tor iden tify 

the haz ards and dis cuss ap pro pri ate safe work practices and steps to cor rect them. The in struc tional method ol ogy that this pro gram uses has been suc cess fully 

tested for im prov ing job safety per for mance of min ers.

Au di ence: 

Sur face non-coal em ploy ees 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy

3-D reels - one set for each person in the class

Viewmaster 3-D viewers - one set for each

person in the class. These may be purchased 

from your local toy store or purchased directly 

from the manufacturer at Fisher-Price, Inc., 

Viewmaster Custom Sales, Customer Service, 

636 Girard Avenue, East Aurora, NY 14052, 

phone 716-687-3899 

True/false quiz - 1 for each trainee, may be 

duplicated from the Instructor’s copy 

Student handout - 1 for each trainee, may be 

duplicated from the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 27 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Three “3-D Reels” $2.00 each 

Haz ard Recog ni tion Training Program for 

Underground Limestone (MNM) 

This haz ard rec og ni tion train ing pro gram was devel oped by com bin ing the de graded im age con cept 

with 3-D slides. It fo cuses on teach ing min ers certain tech niques for rec og niz ing vi sual cues in the 

work place and us ing these cues to eval u ate min ing 

con di tions and haz ard ous sit u a tions. 

Au di ence 

Un der ground lime stone min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy

3-D reels - one set for each person in the class

Viewmaster 3-D viewers - may be purchased

from your local toy store or purchased directly 

from the manufacturer at Fisher-Price, Inc., 

Viewmaster Custom Sales, Customer Service, 

636 Girard Avenue, East Aurora, NY 14052, 

phone 716-687-3899 

Student handout - 1 for each trainee, may be 

duplicated from the Instructor’scopy 

True/false quiz - 1 for each trainee, may be 

duplicated from the Instructor’s copy 

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Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the pages found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 28 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Four “3-D Reels” $2.00 each 

Highwall Rescue Exercise (C) 

[Pre vi ously called Marvin Letcher Highwall] 

You are a front-end loader op er a tor. Marvin, a 

coworker, ap proaches an un sta ble highwall. Suddenly a large rock falls, com pletely cov er ing his 

legs. Marvin is trapped ly ing face down and 

scream ing. Small pieces of rock con tinue to drib ble 

down from the highwall. You and the other four 

min ers pres ent must fig ure out how to help Marvin 

while pro tect ing your selves. You must free Marvin, 

re move him from dan ger, and pro vide first aid for 

his se ri ous in ju ries. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is sim i lar to the Un sup ported 

Roof Res cue de signed for un der ground 

coal min ers and its com pan ion Un supported Roof Res cue role play ex er cise.

Au di ence: 

Sur face coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 29 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Hot Gun Car (MNM) 

You are a hy drau lic gun car op er a tor at the No. 1 pit. 

You re turn to your car to re sume pump ing af ter checking a leak. You walk through a wa ter hole and place 

your left hand on the hand rail to steady your self while 

step ping onto the deck. You re ceive an elec tri cal 

shock. You must de cide what to do to avoid in jury to 

your self and oth ers. You are not a qual i fied elec tri cian, 

al though you have had some elec tri cal train ing. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is sim i lar to the Hot Shut tle 

Car de signed for un der ground coal min ers. 

Audience: 

Surface phosphate ore and other hydraulic pit 

miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 30 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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Hot Shuttle Car (C) 

You are a shut tle car op er a tor. Af ter lunch you are 

about to get on your buggy. Your feet are wet. As 

you place your left hand on the can opy you get a 

shock. You are not a cer ti fied elec tri cian but you 

have had some elec tri cal train ing. You must de cide 

what to do next. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is sim i lar to the Hot Gun Car 

de signed for sur face phos phate ore and 

other hy drau lic pit min ers.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 31 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

I Can’t Get Enough Air (C) 

You are the sec tion fore man on the 17 Left long wall 

de vel op ment sec tion at the Paula Ann No. 3 mine. 

The sec tion has been driven about 4,000 feet from 4 

West Mains. One of the shut tle car op er a tors took a 

call from the fireboss say ing that there was smoke 

from an un known source com ing into your sec tion. 

You at tempt to con tact some one to find out where 

the smoke is com ing from but get no re sponse. You 

and your crew start rid ing out of the sec tion on the 

mantrip. When you en coun ter heavy smoke, you decide to take your crew and travel on foot in the belt 

en try which is on a neu tral split of air. Af ter trav eling about 6 cross cuts in the belt en try, you en counter heavy smoke again, at which time you and your 

crew don your SCSRs. Af ter don ning the ap pa ra tus, 

you and your crew con tinue trav el ing outby in the 

belt en try. Near the mouth of the sec tion, a miner in 

the group starts to have trou ble breath ing from his 

SCSR be cause he is “outbreathing” the de vice since 

his ox y gen re quire ments are greater than the SCSR 

can sup ply. Soon more work ers, in clud ing your self, 

be gin hav ing trou ble breath ing. You must de cide 

when to switch to an other SCSR that you ob tain 

from a cache along the es cape route.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. These 

are “PENIB” and may be ob tained from 

SICPA Cus tomer Ser vice, 8000 Re search 

Way, Spring field, VA 22153, phone 

1-888-742-7287 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 32 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

In jury Rate Problem at Maxmore Mine (C) 

In jury rates at Maxmore Mine (an un der ground coal 

mine) have in creased to three times the na tional aver age in the last quar ter. As ed u ca tion, train ing, and 

safety spe cial ists who de velop and ap prove train ing 

plans, the train ees in your class are asked to ex amine a sum mary of the ac ci dents for Maxmore Mine. 

The task is to sug gest cor rec tive ac tions to lower the 

in jury rate. Next, three case stud ies are pre sented. 

Each case study de scribes at tempts by one di rec tor 

of health and safety to re duce in ju ries at Maxmore 

Mine. The train ees are asked to judge the strengths 

and lim i ta tions of each ap proach, to de cide if the 

pro gram would be ef fec tive, and whether or not it 

should be ap proved. Fol low ing dis cus sion of these 

ini tial case stud ies and class mem bers’ re sponses, 

the ex er cise prin ci ples are ap plied to an other case 

study sit u a tion in volv ing in ju ries to con tract workers at sur face mines. Finally, a home work as signment asks the train ees to ap ply the ex er cise 

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prin ci ples to a real-world prob lem of their own

choice where im proved train ing and per for mance

eval u a tion may be one means to re duce ac ci dent

and in jury rates.

NOTE: Com ple tion of the ex er cise re quires a min imum of 8 hours of class room work plus

home work.

Au di ence: 

Mine health and safety train ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

Answer sheets may be duplicated from the 

Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 33 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Investigation of a Slip/Fall Accident (C) 

The mine su per in ten dent calls you into his of fice. 

He gives you an ac ci dent re port of an em ployee 

who was in jured while car ry ing rock dust bags from 

the rock dust car to a bat tery pow ered scoop. It is 

sev eral days af ter the ac ci dent and the mine su per inten dent as signs you and the safety su per vi sor to 

thor oughly in ves ti gate the ac ci dent to de ter mine all 

the con trib ut ing fac tors. Your job is to make specific rec om men da tions to pre vent fu ture slipping/trip ping ac ci dents.

Au di ence: 

Su per vi sors, safety per son nel, and ac ci dent

in ves ti ga tors 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. These 

are “PENIB” and may be ob tained from 

SICPA Cus tomer Ser vice, 8000 Re search 

Way, Spring field, VA 22153, phone 

1-888-742-7287 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 34 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Leroy’s Feeder Acci dent (C) 

[Pre vi ously called Leroy B. Perkins] 

A feeder in the tun nel un der the stock pile at a coal 

prep a ra tion plant has failed and fallen on the belt 

cou pling con veyor. The belt has stopped. You and 

two work ers are mov ing tim bers to prop and jack 

the failed feeder so it can be re paired. Leroy, one of 

your co work ers, is tired. He places him self in a danger ous po si tion and be comes in jured. You must provide first aid and re move him from the tun nel. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is sim i lar to Bernie’s Feeder 

Ac ci dent de signed for phos phate ore process ing plant work ers and Cleo’s Longwall Ac ci dent de signed for un der ground 

coal min ers. The Cleo’s Long wall Ac cident role play sim u la tion pro vides 

hands-on prac tice of the first aid skills required for this ex er cise.

Au di ence: 

Coal prep a ra tion plant min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 35 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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Lin gering Smoke Exer cise (C) 

[Pre vi ously called Ches ter O. Pe ter son] 

You are one of three scoop op er a tors. Dur ing the 

first part of the shift an en try was shot and partly 

loaded. One of the other scoop op er a tors, Speedy, 

has com plained that he was dizzy and sick to his 

stom ach. Oth er wise, the shift has gone on as usual. 

You re en ter the mine af ter lunch and no tice that 

some smoke is still hang ing. You are wor ried that 

the ven ti la tion may not be ad e quate. Soon the two 

scoop op er a tors, Speedy and Ches ter, who are at the 

face, go down. You must de cide what to do to help 

them. 

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Ma te rials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 36 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Low Coal Fire (C) 

You and your helper are work ing in an in take air 

en try at the face. The coal height is 28 inches. 

Heavy black smoke sud denly sweeps down on you 

from one of the in take air en tries. You must de cide 

what to do to warn oth ers, to get to the as sem bly 

point, and to get out. The prob lem be comes more 

com pli cated when one of the min ers is miss ing.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 37 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Main Haulage Scaling (C) 

You are run ning the lead lo co mo tive pull ing twenty 

empty coal cars into 3 East. Lynnbo is run ning the 

trail lo co mo tive be hind the trip. Af ter you put the 

emp ties on the sec tion tip ple, Lynnbo asks if you 

no ticed the area of bad roof outby the fire car on the 

main line. You an swer that you had n’t, and you ask 

Lynnbo how bad it looked. Lynnbo said he thought 

that the roof looked ugly to him, but since he works 

in the shop, it all looks ugly. This is your sec tion 

and you know it has been re cently rebolted. However, you de cide to look at it. You tell Lynnbo that 

you will fol low him to the area in ques tion. You 

must de cide the saf est course of ac tion in de ter mining if there is a prob lem, then you must de cide the 

saf est course of ac tion to take in hav ing the bad roof 

fixed. 

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

3-D reels - one reel for each person in the class 

Viewmaster 3-D viewers - may be purchased 

from your local toy store or purchased directly 

from the manufacturer at Fisher-Price, Inc., 

Viewmaster Custom Sales, Customer Service, 

636 Girard Avenue, East Aurora, NY 14052, 

phone 716-687-3899 

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Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 38 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

One “3-D Reel” $2.00 each 

Man in the Bin (C/MNM) 

You are the weigh mas ter at the truck dump ing bin 

scale at a prep a ra tion plant. Jake, a truck driver, 

raises the bed of his truck to dump a load in a bin. 

The load won’t dump and the truck bed won’t come 

down. The bin ap pears to be full. Jake climbs into 

the bin on top of the coal. Sud denly the bridge of 

coal col lapses. The 20 tons of coal in the bed of the 

truck slides out and bur ies Jake in the bin. You must 

de cide what to do to help him with out risk ing your 

life or the lives of oth ers. 

Au di ence: 

Per sons work ing at coal prep a ra tion plants and 

around bins of gran u lated ma te ri als 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 39 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Motor Supply Accident (C) 

[Pre vi ously called Thurman “Hap” An der son] 

Thurman “Hap” An der son brings some sup plies to a 

sec tion. Cal meets him by a sup ply car on the section. Both Hap and Cal ex hibit some un safe work 

prac tices. An ac ci dent de vel ops and Cal’s leg is 

caught in the cou pling. You must de cide how Cal 

should be freed from the cou pling, what first aid he 

needs, and how to care for him.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 40 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

New Roof Bolter (C) 

[Pre vi ously called Pot Luck Mine] 

You are an ex pe ri enced roof bolter who has been 

out of work for a year. This is your sec ond day at a 

new mine. When you go to the sec tion the boss tells 

you to bolt up the face area in No. 2 head ing. You 

find 3 un bolted cuts in the head ing and two other 

un bolted cuts on the sec tion. You want to keep your 

job, but you also want to pro tect your self and your 

co work ers. You must de cide what to do. 

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

Answer sheets may be duplicated from the 

Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 41 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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Paramedic Response to Coal Bump (C/MNM) 

[Pre vi ously called Arnel V. Beam] 

You are an ad vanced life sup port trained EMT. You 

are called un der ground to care for a miner in jured

by a coal out burst on a long wall face. You have a

well-equipped first aid kit and a helper. You meet

min ers bring ing Arnel out. He is barely con scious

and has dif fi culty breath ing. You must di ag nose and 

treat his pneumothorax or he may die. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is sim i lar to EMT Re sponse

to Coal Bump de signed for EMTs.

Au di ence:

Para medics 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 42 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Persephone Mine Explo sion (C/MNM) 

You are the only EMT avail able. There has been a 

mine ex plo sion. When you get to the por tal, the unin jured min ers are bring ing out the eight vic tims. 

Am bu lances and med i cal help are on the way. Now 

you have to de cide which of the eight in jured miners to care for and in what or der. You have the other 

min ers to help you and a cou ple of first aid kits.

Au di ence: 

EMTs and para med ics 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 43 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Pete’s Predic a ment: Unsup ported Roof (C) 

The preshift ex am i na tion has been com pleted. The 

en tire sec tion has been rock dusted. John and Eddy 

ad vance the miner to the face of the No. 3 en try and 

be gin cut ting coal. Pete is stand ing near the right rib 

watch ing the min ing ma chine to ob serve its new 

wa ter spray sys tem. A shut tle car co mes up close to 

the right rib. Af ter watch ing the miner cut coal for 

less than a min ute, Pete starts to get wor ried that he 

is in dan ger of be ing squeezed be tween the con tin uous miner and the rib. He steps back around the 

corner into the right-hand cross cut which is rock 

dusted. Then he no tices that half the cross cut is unbolted and the top is drib bling small pieces of shale! 

Pete can not es cape into the No. 3 en try be cause the 

miner tailboom and shut tle car block this route. He 

sees that the far end of the cross cut is bolted. Pete 

must de cide what to do to es cape and to warn Eddy, 

John, and the shut tle car op er a tor who are inby an 

un bolted cross cut. Af ter Pete and Eddy es cape, John 

must de cide whether to aban don the min ing machine and make a run for safety or to stay in the 

miner op er a tor com part ment un der the can opy.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s Copy 

Answer sheets may be duplicated from the 

Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 44 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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Pipe Repair Problem (C/MNM) 

A worn sec tion of a large over head coal slurry pipe 

must be re moved and re placed be fore the prep plant 

can start up. You are a la borer. You have been assigned to help two main te nance work ers make the 

re pairs. As you pre pare to do the work, many hazards and po ten tial prob lems are pres ent. You must 

rec og nize the haz ards and act to pre vent ac ci dents. 

Oth er wise, you or oth ers may be in jured and property may be dam aged.

Au di ence: 

Main te nance work ers in prep a ra tion plants 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Op tional - over head pro jec tor and over heads of 

the il lus tra tions from the Prob lem book let -

and the Mas ter An swer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the In struc tor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 45 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Pit Distri bu tion Trouble shooting (C/MNM) 

The sur face mine where you work re ceives its 

power from a 138 KV util ity line that is stepped 

down to 25 KV for pit dis tri bu tion. Sub sta tions 

make fur ther re duc tions to 4,160 volts for op er a tion 

of smaller equip ment such as drills. The pit elec trical dis tri bu tion sys tem has worked well. Then a 

prob lem de vel ops. Power leav ing a por ta ble sub station goes through two boxes to a drill. A ground 

fault oc curred in the sys tem and trip ped box A. The 

flag was re set and the sys tem held for about a week. 

Then the ground mon i tor trips box B. Within a few 

days box A trips two more times. As a mine elec trician you must find and cor rect the elec tri cal problem so that pro duc tion and safety can be main tained.

Au di ence: 

Sur face mine elec tri cians 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 46 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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Prep Plant Belt Problem (C/MNM) 

[Previously called Carl T. Donaldson] 

You and Carl are main te nance work ers at a coal 

prep a ra tion plant. A belt is mis aligned be cause fine 

wet coal is stick ing to the tail pul ley roller. You decide to shut the belt down so the roller can be 

cleaned. Carl says he knows a faster way to do the 

job. He be gins a dan ger ous work prac tice. You try 

to stop him, but it is too late. He gets caught between the mov ing tail pul ley and its guard. He is 

hurt. You must act fast to save Carl but avoid in jury 

to your self.

Au di ence: 

Per sons who work around con veyor belts in 

prep a ra tion plants, mines, and sim i lar places 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 47 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Problem in the Shop (C/MNM) 

[Previously called Good Ole Bill] 

You have re cently been trans ferred to an other mine 

and as signed to su per vise the eight me chan ics in the 

main te nance shop. The mine su per in ten dent is worried about tool pil fer age and loss in your de partment. Soon af ter you are on the job you hear ru mors 

that Bill, the best and most se nior me chanic in the 

group, has been steal ing tools. A cri sis de vel ops 

when equip ment must be re paired, but the crit i cal 

tool needed to do the job is miss ing. Other me chanics say Bill knows where the tool is. You must decide what to do to main tain safety and pro duc tion 

and to deal with the prob lem of the miss ing tool. A 

few weeks later, you ob serve Bill trans port ing a set 

of com pany tools off the mine prop erty in his personal truck. You must de cide what to do. 

Au di ence: 

First line su per vi sors, mine main te nance 

per son nel, me chan ics, and min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 48 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Prob lem on Dragline #1 (C/MNM)) 

You are the op er a tor of Dragline #1. The dragline 

has been los ing power. Af ter mak ing some checks, 

you re port dam age to the trail ing ca ble about 100 

feet from the ma chine. An elec tri cian and his helper 

come to trou ble shoot. They de ter mine that the ca ble 

needs re paired due to dam age by a bull dozer working in the area. The elec tri cian is in a hurry. He engages in un safe work prac tices. You try to stop him, 

but he ig nores you. Soon there is an ac ci dent. You 

must fig ure out how to res cue the elec tri cian without elec tro cut ing your self and then pro vide first aid 

to save his life. 

Au di ence: 

Sur face metal/non metal and coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

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Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 49 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Prob lem on the Belt Line (C/MNM) 

[Pre vi ously called J. J. John son] 

You and J. J. are alone. You are walk ing up an 825-

foot slope with a 17-de gree in cline be cause the conveyor belt drive has bro ken down. Ten feet from the 

top, J. J. clutches his chest and sits down. He is in 

pain and has trou ble breath ing. You are the only one 

there to help him. You have to de cide what to do. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is sim i lar to Prob lem on the 

Cat walk (Coal) de signed for sur face coal 

min ers and Prob lem on the Cat walk (Phosphate) de signed for phos phate ore, sand and 

gravel, and crushed stone pro cess ing plant 

work ers. 

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal and metal/non metal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 50 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Prob lem on the Catwalk (C) 

[Pre vi ously called J. J. Smith] 

You and J. J. are climb ing up the cat walk of an 

825-foot-long con veyor belt to the top of a clean coal 

silo. You are in spect ing the belt for dam age. Ten feet 

from the top, J. J. clutches his chest and sits down. He 

is in pain and has trou ble breath ing. You are the only 

one there to help him. You have to de cide what to do. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is sim i lar to Prob lem on the 

Beltline de signed for un der ground coal 

and metal/non metal min ers and Prob lem 

on the Cat walk (Phos phate) de signed for 

phos phate ore, sand and gravel, and 

crushed stone pro cess ing plant work ers.

Au di ence: 

Surface coal miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 51 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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Problem on the Catwalk (Phosphate) (MNM) 

[Pre vi ously called J. J. Par sons] 

You and J. J. are climb ing up the cat walk of an 

815-foot-long con veyor belt to the top of a prod uct 

stor age bin. You are in spect ing the belt for dam age. 

Ten feet from the top, J. J. clutches his chest and sits 

down. He is in pain and has trou ble breath ing. You are 

the only one there to help him. You have to de cide 

what to do, and whether to go for help or stay with him. 

NOTE: This ex er cise is sim i lar to Prob lem on the 

Cat walk (Coal) de signed for sur face miners and Prob lem on the Beltline de signed 

for un der ground coal and metal/non metal

min ers.

Au di ence: 

Sur face metal/non metal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 52 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Raggs and Curly Guarding Exercise (C) 

A re cent in spec tion, con ducted by an in sur ance company, has iden ti fied some prob lems with ma chine 

guard ing around the mo bile con veyor sys tem at a surface coal mine. The su per in ten dent asks that you, a 

chief me chanic, con duct a more thor ough in spec tion 

and doc u ment your find ings. You are to re port back to 

the su per in ten dent with rec om men da tions that will be 

part of a com pany-wide ma chine guard ing pol icy. The 

su per in ten dent as signs “Curly,” who just re cently became a me chanic helper, to ac com pany you. You are 

to take this op por tu nity to teach him safe ma chine 

guard ing prac tices. You travel through the com plex 

and be gin to doc u ment your find ings. 

Au di ence: 

Sur face coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

3-D reels - one reel for each person in the class 

Viewmaster 3-D viewers - may be purchased 

from your local toy store or purchased directly 

from the manufacturer at Fisher-Price, Inc., 

Viewmaster Custom Sales, Customer Service, 

636 Girard Avenue, East Aurora, NY 14052, 

phone 716-687-3899 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 53 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

One “3-D Reel” $2.00 each 

Roof Control at Inter sec tions Exer cise (C) 

Two un der ground coal min ers are asked to ad vance 

the power cen ter, mo bile equip ment, and trail ing cables in the work ing sec tion. While sur vey ing their 

as sign ment, they no tice coal spalling along the left 

rib of the belt en try. They must in ves ti gate and deter mine if a prob lem ex ists with roof and rib con ditions and the di ag o nal mea sure ments of sev eral 

in ter sec tions. They are to take any cor rec tive actions that might be nec es sary.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

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Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 54 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Roof Fall Entrapment (C) 

A group of min ers are ex tract ing pil lars in an un safe 

man ner. There is only one escapeway from the area 

where they are work ing. Ear lier roof falls have 

blocked the other escapeways. The top is bad in the 

one en try be ing used for the haul road. The posts 

and cross bars that sup port it at the in ter sec tion of a 

cross cut be gin to sag so much that the shut tle car 

you are driv ing can’t come out from the face. The 

fore man yells at you to tell the min ers to get out. 

But it is too late! As you are about to come out there 

is a large roof fall that com pletely blocks the one 

escapeway. You and the other min ers are lucky. No 

one is hurt, but now you must de cide what to do.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 55 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Roof Support in a Primary Escapeway (C) 

[Pre vi ously called D. R. Light] 

On a re cent run of the escapeways, the sec tion boss 

no tices that the brow of a high fall area has be gun to 

de te ri o rate. On this par tic u lar day, the face boss 

asks the miner op er a tor and helper to fol low the 

escapeway out from the face and take down any 

loose top at the high fall area. Af ter cor rect ing this 

prob lem the work ers en coun ter an other haz ard ous 

roof con di tion nearby. This in volves de te ri o ra tion 

of the im me di ate roof around the bolt heads as a result of mois ture in the mine air. 

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

3-D reels - one reel for each person in the class 

Viewmaster 3-D viewers - may be purchased 

from your local toy store or purchased directly 

from the manufacturer at Fisher-Price, Inc., 

Viewmaster Custom Sales, Customer Service, 

636 Girard Avenue, East Aurora, NY 14052, 

phone 716-687-3899 

Op tional - over head pro jec tor and over heads of 

the Mas ter An swer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the In struc tor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 56 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

One “3-D Reel” $2.00 each 

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Safety Talk: The Emergency 

Communication Triangle (C/MNM) 

This safety talk fo cuses on the con tent of emergency warn ing mes sages. Re search shows that 

when an emer gency oc curs, peo ple of ten do not get 

the in for ma tion they need in or der to take ap pro priate ac tion. This safety talk pres ents a pro ce dure using men tal cues that can be used by send ers and 

re ceiv ers of emer gency warn ings. Graph ics for use 

dur ing the talk and ref er ences are in cluded.

Au di ence: 

All min ing em ploy ees at all ex pe ri ence lev els. 

Ex am ples and il lus tra tions are taken from the 

un der ground coal min ing in dus try, but the 

train ing can be tai lored to any work set ting by 

sub sti tut ing ap pro pri ate ex am ples. 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Optional - Overhead projector and transparencies 

of the nine illustrations included in the 

Instructor’s copy 

Optional - Stickers to serve as memory aids 

Cat No: NI 57 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Sammy’s Loose Roof Decisions (C) 

[Pre vi ously called Sammy Spadd] 

Dur ing your rou tine sur vey work as a tran sitman, 

you ob served in re cent weeks that an idle sec tion in 

2 North mains, about 3 miles from the por tal, has 

been ex pe ri enc ing se ri ous roof prob lems. One of the 

mine en gi neers stated that the prob lems were due to 

the sud den pres ence of slips in the roof run ning in 

the di rec tion of min ing. Sev eral falls and sig nif i cant 

down time have forced the com pany to re con sider 

the de vel op ment of 2 North. The gen eral su per inten dent informs you and Sammy that the com pany 

will re ac ti vate the idled sec tion be gin ning next shift. 

You are to en ter the mine and set sights in 2 North 

to re-ori ent all the en tries by 45 de grees to the east 

be fore the reg u lar day light crew ar rives. You are 

be gin ning your work when you no tice a sec tion of 

top lower than the sur round ing area. You must decide whether this is a prob lem that can wait or if it 

should be taken care of im me di ately.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Problem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

3-D reels - one reel for each person in the class 

Viewmaster 3-D viewers - may be purchased 

from your local toy store or purchased directly 

from the manufacturer at Fisher-Price, Inc., 

Viewmaster Custom Sales, Customer Service, 

636 Girard Avenue, East Aurora, NY 14052, 

phone 716-687-3899 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 58 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

One “3-D Reel” $2.00 each 

Scoop Accident, First Aid Problem (C) 

[Pre vi ously called Paul Pan cake] 

Af ter nine months of un em ploy ment, Joe has completed the re quired train ing to re en ter the mines and 

also com pleted an ad vanced first aid course. He has 

been hired as an ex pe ri enced roof bolter at a drift 

mine. This is his first day on the job. A scoop loaded 

with sup plies pulls up and six other min ers start climbing on top of it. Two min ers get into the bucket next to 

the sup plies. Joe is in structed to ride on top of the 

scoop. The mine roof is low and the road way is rough. 

As the scoop ap proaches the din ner hole, some one 

screams “Stop!” Paul has fallen off. Paul is ly ing on 

his back in a pud dle of wa ter on the mine floor, just 

be hind the scoop bucket. The scoop has run over him. 

There is blood on both of Paul’s legs just be low the 

knees. No one takes charge. Joe must de cide what to do. 

Audience: 

Underground coal miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

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An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 59 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Smoke on the Section (C) 

[Pre vi ously called Cecil] 

Big Tim and Cecil are work ing on a super sec tion. 

Cecil is in No. 1 en try (re turn air course) at the face 

re plac ing bits on a con tin u ous miner when heavy 

smoke co mes down on them from some where on 

the sec tion. Cecil has a fil ter self-res cuer. Tim left 

his in No. 8 en try. Cecil must find a way to help 

Tim, plan a good route to travel through the smoke 

to warn oth ers and get help, and help lo cate and 

fight the fire.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 60 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Tip ple Heater Exer cise (MNM) 

You are a qual i fied elec tri cian with 5 years of ex pe rience. Be low freez ing weather has been caus ing problems on the tip ple. The tip ple boss wants an elec tri cal 

heater in stalled im me di ately. Your su per vi sor, the 

chief elec tri cian, is too busy to help and the com pany 

elec tri cal en gi neer is on va ca tion. He tells you to take 

care of it. You must de ter mine the power and wir ing 

re quire ments for the heater, and you must work 

within the Na tional Elec tri cal Code stan dards. 

Au di ence: 

Sur face or un der ground metal/non metal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 61 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Trailing Cable Electrical Problem (C/MNM) 

Sam, the shut tle car op er a tor, has dumped two buggies of coal and is go ing back to the miner for another when the breaker trips, stop ping the buggy. 

The breaker is re set, but be gins to trip re peat edly. 

Sam and the sec tion elec tri cian must use safe work 

prac tices to find and cor rect the elec tri cal prob lem.

Au di ence: 

Mine Elec tri cians 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

Answer sheets may be duplicated from the 

Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 62 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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Trailing Cable Repair (C) 

You are the roof bolter op er a tor. You re port dam age 

to the bolter’s trail ing ca ble and are wait ing for it to 

be re paired and spliced. Fix-It, the elec tri cian, and 

his helper come to re pair the ca ble. Their pro cedures worry you. The mine floor is wet. There is an 

ac ci dent. You are the only one around to help.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 63 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Trau matic Arm Ampu ta tion (C) 

[Pre vi ously called Tom A. Arnette] 

You and two other min ers find Tom, the shut tle car 

op er a tor, kneel ing with his back to the rib. His right 

arm has been sev ered about 6 inches be low the 

shoul der joint. You must take care of and trans port 

Tom to the sur face where an EMT will take over. 

NOTE: The Trau matic Arm Am pu ta tion role play 

sim u la tion is a par al lel ver sion of this exer cise. The role play ver sion pro vides 

hands-on prac tice of the first aid skills involved in this ex er cise. 

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 64 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Traumatic Arm Amputation (C) - Role Play 

While un load ing at the feeder-breaker, a shut tle car 

op er a tor reaches over the side board into the shut tle car 

to pull out a piece of strap iron. As he reaches into the 

shut tle car, his leg strikes the con trol that raises the 

shut tle car boom. The side board raises up quickly, 

moves past the can opy, and cuts off his right arm at the 

shoul der. He stag gers out of the op er a tor’s com partment, hold ing his left hand over the stump of his right 

arm. He slumps down against the rib, bleed ing 

heavily. His sev ered arm is still in the box of the shuttle car. Some one stops the feeder. You wit ness the entire ac ci dent which takes place in just a few sec onds. 

You must act fast or the shut tle car op er a tor will die. 

NOTE: This is a com pan ion ex er cise to Trau matic 

Arm Am pu ta tion. 

Audience: 

Underground coal miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 65 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Traumatic Head Injury (C) 

You are a scoop op er a tor. Your cousin, Bud, op erates an other scoop. While Bud is back ing his scoop 

out of #1 en try, you hear his hat strike a low overhang ing brow, fol lowed by his curs ing. He is okay. 

Later you go up to the scoop which is stopped in the 

area of the over hang. The scoop is not run ning. You 

find Bud slumped over in the cab. Now you must 

de cide what to do to help Bud. 

Audience: 

Underground coal miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

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An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 66 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Travel Through Smoke (C) 

You are the sec tion fore man on a 4 en try long wall 

de vel op ment panel that has been driven about 4,000 

feet from the mains. You are in the track en try 

check ing sup plies with the util ity man when you 

smell smoke. You find that the smoke is not orig inat ing on your sec tion. You call the dis patcher to 

find out the source of the smoke but he does not 

know and tells you he will try to find out. You assem ble your crew, don your SCSRs, board the 

mantrip, and be gin rid ing out of the sec tion in the 

al ter nate (sec ond ary) escapeway. You want to travel 

as far as pos si ble on the mantrip since this is the 

fast est and eas i est way out of the mine. You travel 

about 3,000 feet un til the smoke be comes so thick 

that you can’t see to con tinue. You stop the mantrip 

and lead your crew into the pri mary escapeway 

where the smoke is not as heavy and con tinue your 

es cape on foot. You travel about 1,100 feet in the 

pri mary escapeway un til you reach clear air in the 

mains and dis cover that you are outby the fire.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 67 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Trouble in the Training Room (C/MNM) – 

Invisible Ink Exercise 

You are teach ing a hands-on first aid sim u la tion exer cise. You need a per son to play the part of a victim and three oth ers to play the part of the first aid 

team. Sally, one of the women min ers, vol un teers to 

be the vic tim. Im me di ately, Al bert vol un teers to admin is ter first aid. He be gins to make lewd re marks 

about Sally and makes ob scene ges tures. You must 

de cide what to do to pro tect the dig nity and rights of 

the per sons in your class and how to cope with Albert’s dis rup tive be hav ior. 

NOTE: A com pan ion pa per and pen cil ex er cise 

Trou ble in the Training Room is also 

avail able.

Au di ence: 

Mine health and safety in struc tors/train ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 68 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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Trouble in the Training Room (C/MNM) – 

Paper and Pencil Exercise 

You are teach ing a hands-on first aid sim u la tion exer cise. You need a per son to play the part of a victim and three oth ers to play the part of the first aid 

team. Sally, one of the women min ers, vol un teers to 

be the vic tim. Im me di ately, Al bert vol un teers to admin is ter first aid. He be gins to make lewd re marks 

about Sally and makes ob scene ges tures. You must 

de cide what to do to pro tect the dig nity and rights of 

the per sons in your class and how to cope with Albert’s dis rup tive be hav ior. 

NOTE: A com pan ion in vis i ble ink ex er cise Trouble in the Training Room is also available. 

Au di ence: 

Mine health and safety in struc tors/train ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

Answer sheets may be duplicated from the 

Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 69 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Unsupported Roof Rescue (C) 

[Pre vi ously called Marvin R. Letcher] 

You are the pin ner op er a tor. Your helper, Marvin,

goes un der un sup ported roof. As you yell to him to

get back, there is a roof fall. It catches Marvin’s

legs. He is ly ing face down and scream ing. The roof 

is drib bling across the whole en try. You must fig ure 

out how to res cue and help Marvin with out get ting 

your self or other min ers in jured.

NOTE: This ex er cise is sim i lar to Highwall Rescue de signed for sur face min ers. A compan ion, Un sup ported Roof Res cue role 

play, is also avail able. 

Audience: 

Underground coal miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 70 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Unsupported Roof Rescue (C) - Role Play 

[Pre vi ously called Marvin R. Letcher role play] 

You are the pin ner op er a tor. Your helper, Marvin, 

goes un der un sup ported roof. As you yell to him to 

get back, there is a roof fall. It catches Marvin’s 

legs. He is ly ing face down and scream ing. The roof 

is drib bling across the whole en try. You must fig ure 

out how to res cue and help Marvin with out get ting 

your self or other min ers in jured. You have slate 

bars, roof jacks, a mine first aid kit, a mine phone, 

and two other min ers who can help. Your res cue 

and first aid per for mance will be rated against a 

check list by the in struc tor and your class mates. 

NOTE: This role play ver sion pro vides hands-on 

prac tice of the first aid skills in volved in 

the Highwall Res cue Ex er cise and Un supported Roof Res cue ex er cises. 

Audience: 

Underground coal miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 71 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Vulcan Mine Ignition (C) 

You are the on-side shut tle car driver. Just af ter 

lunch you pull across the last open cross cut ready to 

go into the No. 4 en try to load coal from the con tinu ous miner. Just as you no tice the line is down, an 

or ange fire ball cov ers up the con tin u ous miner in 

the en try, the miner op er a tor, his helper, and the 

fore man. Af ter the fire ball dies down, through the 

white smoke in the en try, you can see one miner 

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down and the other two walk ing around by the contin u ous miner. You must de cide what to do. 

NOTE: The com pan ion ex er cise,Vul can Mine Recov ery, con tin ues the prob lem that is in 

this ex er cise. The two ex er cises may be 

used in se quence or in de pend ently. 

Audience: 

Underground coal miners 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 72 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Vulcan Mine Recovery (C) 

You are the mine fore man. When you re turn from 

an er rand, you learn there has been a large face ig nition in the Vul can mine. The 001 sec tion crew has 

come out of the mine with three in jured min ers. The 

in jured min ers have been sent to a hos pi tal by ambu lance. You must de cide what to do to pre vent any 

fur ther dam age or in ju ries, to re port the ig ni tion, to 

learn about con di tions in the mine, and to safely restore the sec tion and the mine to op er a tion. 

NOTE: The com pan ion Vul can Mine Ig ni tion precedes the prob lem that is ad dressed in this 

ex er cise. The two ex er cises may be used in 

se quence or in de pend ently. This ex er cise 

has no cor rect an swer feed back. Rather, it 

re quires the trainee to work com pletely 

through the prob lem, re ceiv ing only the 

feed back that would be avail able in a real 

sit u a tion. There fore, the in struc tor must 

dis play the an swer key at the con clu sion of 

the ex er cise. Trainees must then check the 

ac cu racy of their re sponses. Group dis cussion of the prob lem should fol low. 

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 73 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

Water Line Repair (C) 

You and your su per vi sor, Big Tom Bell, are re pairing a wa ter line in the belt en try of a mine. You are 

1,200 feet from the por tal and 800 feet from the 

near est phone which is inby your po si tion at the 

tail piece. You smell some thing that smells like 

burn ing coal. Tom sends you into the re turn air entry to get a tool from the scoop you drove in. When 

you come back into the belt en try, Tom is un conscious. You feel sick and weak. You must de cide 

what to do to help Tom and your self.

Au di ence: 

Un der ground coal min ers 

Materials needed: 

Instructor’s copy 

Prob lem book let - 1 for each trainee, may be 

du pli cated from the In struc tor’s copy 

An swer sheet - 1 for each group of 3 to 5 per sons 

work ing the ex er cise 

De veloping pens - 1 for each an swer sheet. 

In for ma tion may be ob tained from Bobbie 

Calhoun: phone 412-386-5901, fax 

412-386-5902 or email minetraining@cdc.gov 

Optional - overhead projector and overheads of 

the Master Answer Sheet and Scoring Key 

found in the Instructor’s copy 

Cat No: NI 74 

Price: Instructor’s Copy $2.00 each 

Prob lem Book let $1.00 each 

An swer Sheet $1.00 each 

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INDEX (BY TITLE)

The following codes are used in the index. 

IG Instructional Guide NI NIOSH Materials 

IR Informational Reports VC Videotapes 

Page 

Ap par ent Diving Ac ci dent (C/MNM) (NI) ... 7

Audiometric Testing Ref er ence Guide for

MSHA’s Oc cu pa tional Noise Ex po sure

Stan dard (IG) ........................ 3

Ba sics of Trans formers and Mon i tors

(C/MNM) (NI) ....................... 7

Belt Fire Ex er cise (C) (NI) ............... 8

Belt Fire In jury (C) NI) .................. 8

Belt Haul age Ac ci dent (C) (NI)............ 8

Belt Line Prob lem (MNM) (NI) ........... 9

Bennie’s Chest Pain (C) NI) .............. 9

Bernie’s Feeder Ac ci dent (MNM) (NI) ...... 9

Bob’s Elec tri cal Shock (C) (NI) ........... 10

Bob’s Loader Ac ci dent (C/MNM) (NI) ...... 10

Bull’s Dou ble Header: Too Much

Un sup ported Roof (C) (NI) ............. 10

Cleo’s Long wall Ac ci dent (C) (NI) ......... 11

Cleo’s Long wall Ac ci dent (C) – Role Play

(NI)................................ 11

Coal Dump Point Safety (Spanish Version)

(VC)............................... 2

Coal Miners’ Chest X-ray Pro gram (C) (NI) .. 11

Con tin u ous Miner Ac ci dent (C) (NI)........ 12

Con tin u ous Miner Ac ci dent (C) – Role Play

(NI)................................ 12

Con tin u ous Miner Fire (C) (NI)............ 12

Crip ple Creek Deep Cut (C) (NI)........... 13

Cutthrough Ven ti la tion Ar range ment (C)

(NI)................................ 13

Delta Mine Cutthrough (C) (NI) ........... 14

Drainway En try (C) (NI) ................. 14

Elec tri cal Shock Vic tim (MNM) (NI) ....... 14

EMT Re sponse to Coal Bump (C/MNM)

(NI)................................ 15

Es cape From a Mine Fire (C) (NI).......... 15

Page 

Fo cus on Pre ven tion: Con ducting a Fire 

Risk As sess ment (C/MNM) (NI)......... 15

Frac ture Me chanic Ap proach to

Un der stand ing Sup ports in Un der groun 

Coal Mines, The (IR) .................. 5

Haul Truck Re pair Ac ci dent (C/MNM) (NI).. 16

Haz ard Rec og ni tion Training Pro gram for

Con struc tion, Main te nance and Re pair 

Ac tiv ities (MNM) (NI) ................ 16

Haz ard Rec og ni tion Training Pro gram for

Un der ground Lime stone (MNM) (NI)..... 16

Highwall Res cue Ex er cise (C) (NI) ......... 17

Hot Gun Car (MNM) (NI)................ 17

Hot Shut tle Car (C) (NI) ................. 18

I Can’t Get Enough Air (C) (NI) ........... 18

In jury Rate Prob lem at Maxmore Mine (C)

(NI)................................ 18

In ves ti ga tion of a Slip/Fall Ac ci dent (C) (NI).. 19

It Can Hap pen to You (C) (VC)............ 2

Leroy’s Feeder Ac ci dent (C) (NI) .......... 19

Lin gering Smoke Ex er cise (C) (NI)......... 20

Low Coal Fire (C) (NI) .................. 20

Main Haul age Scaling (C) (NI) ............ 20

Man in the Bin (C/MNM) (NI) ............ 21

Mo tor Sup ply Ac ci dent (C) (NI) ........... 21

New Roof Bolter (C) (NI) ................ 21

Para medic Re sponse to Coal Bump 

(C/MNM) (NI) ....................... 22

Path way to Safety 3: Smoking Safety (C)

(VC)............................... 2

Persephone Mine Ex plo sion (C/MNM) (NI) .. 22

Pete’s Pre dic a ment: Un sup ported Roof (C) 

(NI)................................ 22

Pipe Re pair Prob lem (C/MNM) (NI)........ 23

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 INDEX (BY TITLE)

Page 

Pit Dis tri bu tion Trou ble shooting (C/MNM)

(NI)................................ 23

Prep Plant Belt Prob lem (C/MNM) (NI) ..... 24

Prob lem in the Shop (C/MNM) (NI) ........ 24

Prob lem on Dragline #1 (C/MNM)) (NI) .... 24

Prob lem on the Belt Line (C/MNM) (NI) .... 25

Prob lem on the Cat walk (C) (NI)........... 25

Prob lem on the Cat walk (Phos phate) (MNM)

(NI)................................ 26

Raggs and Curly Guarding Ex er cise (C) (NI) .. 26

Roof Con trol at In ter sec tions Ex er cise (C)

(NI)................................ 26

Roof Fall En trap ment (C) (NI) ............ 27

Roof Sup port in a Pri mary Escapeway (C)

(NI)................................ 27

Safety Talk: The Emer gency Com mu ni ca tion

Tri an gle (C/MNM) (NI)................ 28

Sammy’s Loose Roof De ci sions (C) (NI) .... 28

Scoop Ac ci dent, First Aid Prob lem (C) (NI) .. 28

Smoke on the Sec tion (C) (NI) ............ 29

Page 

Tip ple Heater Ex er cise (MNM) (NI) ........ 29

Trailing Ca ble Elec tri cal Prob lem (C/MNM)

(NI)................................ 29

Trailing Ca ble Re pair (C) (NI) ............ 30

Trau matic Arm Am pu ta tion (C) (NI) ....... 30

Trau matic Arm Am pu ta tion (C) - Role Play

(NI)................................ 30

Trau matic Head In jury (C) (NI)............ 30

Travel Through Smoke (C) (NI) ........... 31

Trou ble in the Training Room (C/MNM) –

Invisible Ink Exercise (NI).............. 31

Trou ble in the Training Room (C/MNM) –

Paper and Pencil Exercise (NI) .......... 32

Un der ground Elec tri cal Safety (C) (VC) ..... 2

Un sup ported Roof Res cue (C) (NI) ......... 32

Un sup ported Roof Res cue (C) - Role Play

(NI)................................ 32

Vul can Mine Ig ni tion (C) (NI)............. 32

Vul can Mine Re cov ery (C) (NI) ........... 33

Water Line Repair (C) NI)................ 33

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